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BBC legend Victoria Derbyshire on writing ‘goodbye letter’ to sons before mastectomy


Victoria Derbyshire revealed that she wrote farewell letters to her sons before undergoing a mastectomy amid her cancer.

In a deeply personal revelation, BBC broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire revealed that she wrote farewell letters to her sons before undergoing a mastectomy, fearing she might not survive the procedure, amid her cancer. (Credit: Cover Images) The possibility of never seeing her sons again drew her to put her deepest feelings into words. “It was how much I love them, and ‘please remember your manners and will you make sure you’re kind to people.’ All the stuff I say every day anyway, I just wanted it on paper, just so they’d have it.”

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