Guerdy Abraira’s cancer journey led her to a place of advocacy. Those who’ve kept up with The Real Housewives of Miami Season 6 know just how taxing Guerdy’s cancer journey has been for her.
Her emotional distress wasn’t helped as she soon found out how few images of Black radiation treatment patients there were. The lack of examples had Guerdy fearing for the number of Black breast cancer survivors.
So, given just how little available information there was about the effects of radiation on black skin, Guerdy decided to speak up and do some documenting herself. See how she reacted to her research below.
Guerdy’s publicizing her treatment: “I have no shame”
In speaking with TODAY, Guerdy discussed her research around radiation treatment on black skin. She could only find one image showing the results and they thoroughly horrified her. “It was so dramatic, and I’m like, ‘Is this what’s going to happen with me?’”
She explained, “It was literally a complete, black, perfect rectangle across the breast that led to the back of the breast.” Guerdy showed the picture to medical professionals who reportedly told her it was an extreme reaction on a person who likely had a different form of breast cancer than Guerdy’s.
But with how frustrated she was over her lack of initial findings, she decided she was going to be “filming my journey because I am going to have people see what it is from beginning to end and … show pictures.” She added, “I have no shame in the game.”
As for how things turned out for Guerdy, she explained, “On the back side of my shoulder, it looks like a really bad sunburn that was kind of flaking away. It’s just cracking, sandy … to the touch and I’m still putting my bio oil on it.”
Guerdy has been incredibly brave to document her journey battling cancer on television. It’s no surprise she’s now also leading the way in this regard. More power to her.
The Real Housewives of Miami Season 6 continues Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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