Judith Lucy shares facial injuries from accidental fall

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Australian comedian Judith Lucy has shared images of facial injuries sustained in a fall nine days after her breast cancer diagnosis. The injuries, showing a bandaged forehead and bruised eye socket, were captioned 'cancer and coping?'.

Lucy revealed earlier this month she had been diagnosed with early-stage, non-aggressive breast cancer three weeks prior to that announcement. She initially underwent a lumpectomy before proceeding to a double mastectomy on Friday. She attributed the accidental fall to combining wine and sleeping pills in the immediate aftermath of her diagnosis, saying 'Obviously the takeaway is don't combine wine and pills … when you have cancer.'

In her social media post, Lucy said 'while I'm currently doing okay with the cancer situation (I have no doubt that the roller coaster of emotions will continue)' the injuries were 'the result of combining booze and sleeping pills and then doing the tango with a small table'. Her surgeon observed that the injuries 'just blends in with the other lines on your forehead'.

Lucy has been documenting her cancer journey publicly and used the opportunity to encourage women to maintain regular mammograms, telling her followers 'for the love of god, keep up with your mammograms'.

How it is being reported

• Judith Lucy shares facial injuries from accidental fall after shock breast cancer diagnosisBeloved Aussie comedian Judith Lucy has shared another health update just days after she revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer.The West Australian · 16 Oct, 12:12
• Judith Lucy shares facial injuries from accidental fall after shock breast cancer diagnosisBeloved Aussie comedian Judith Lucy has shared another health update just days after she revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer.Perth Now · 16 Oct, 12:08

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