A breast cancer survivor is urging women to share a post that vividly depicts what breast cancer can look and feel like in hopes of spreading information about early indicators of the disease.
The image of a dozen lemons shows 12 different ways that breast cancer can affect women, from tiny bumps to dimples to the growth of a vein.
Facebook user said she was compelled to write the post after seeing a popular 鈥済ame鈥� making the rounds on social media in which users post an image of a heart, and then later state that it鈥檚 a message about breast cancer awareness.
Chieze wrote that spreading a medical message was more important than 鈥減laying games.鈥� In fact, she credits a similar picture with alerting her to get an unusual indentation checked by her doctor.
Five days after seeing the image, she was diagnosed.
鈥淲ithout having seen a picture randomly with real information, I wouldn't have known what to look for. Do us a favour, stop playing games with my life and start truly helping people,鈥� she said.
The image has since been shared more than 25,000 times on Facebook.
The photo is part of the cheekily titled 鈥淜now Your Lemons鈥� campaign, which provides women with helpful information about spotting signs of breast cancer.
