I Just Kept Thinking: I Want to Live ; Kathryn Oates Was Diagnosed with Cancer While Pregnant, Aged 34. She Describes Her Fight for Survival, Supported by Maggie's Centre

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SHE'S nothing like the image she painted on the telephone so when I see her walking towards me, I don't think it's her. Kathryn Oates had described herself to me as "fat", adding, "I look like a freak."

"I'm sure you don't look as bad as you think you do," I told her, somewhat lamely, but I turned out to be right. We meet at the gates of Osterley Park near her home in Isleworth, west London.

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I Just Kept Thinking: I Want to Live ; Kathryn Oates Was Diagnosed with Cancer While Pregnant, Aged 34. She Describes Her Fight for Survival, Supported by Maggie's Centre

After Kathryn was diagnosed and underwent treatment for ovarian cancer in the summer, she spent a lot of time in this park. "I just wanted to get fit again," she says. "I would walk really fast around it to prove to myself that I could." She says she's feeling quite good. She has had her last dose of chemotherapy and is awaiting the results of her most recent scan. If it's clear, it means check-ups every three months. "And my hair will start to grow back," she ...

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