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Former Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian rushed to hospital after heartbreaking cancer diagnosis
by Ashlie Blakey · Manchester Evening NewsFormer Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian was rushed to hospital over the weekend following her heartbreaking cancer diagnosis.
The mum-of-two was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer last month, the Mirror reports. Over this weekend, the actress said she was taken to A&E amid her ongoing weekly chemotherapy treatment.
She shared a post to her Instagram story this morning (Monday) to thank everyone who had looked after her at Cork University Hospital. Ali posted a photo of herself wearing a puffer jacket, woolly hat and sunglasses.
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Telling her followers she was now resting at home in Ireland, Ali wrote: "Thank you so much to all at Cork University Hospital A&E for taking care of me this weekend. Back home now getting some fresh air and some rest."
The actress, who played Becca Dean in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, first found a lump in her breast when she was feeding her daughter, Isabella. She said was in shock when medics delivered the devastating news that her breast cancer was Stage 2.
Last week, Ali admitted she was worried she'd be seen as a 'cancer patient' when she lost her hair after being diagnosed with the illness. Doctors first thought her symptoms could be a blocked duct, but when antibiotics didn't stop the soreness, she went to a specialist clinic where tests revealed the cancer.
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She will undergo a mastectomy and radiotherapy treatment early next year. Last month, Ali shared the moment she cut her hair off on Instagram, explaining it was a 'small price to pay for the chance to be well again'.
In another update shared on social media, Ali posted a snap of herself wearing a hair wrap around her head. She said, bravely: "Some days you don['t] my feel like the fighter people tell you you are, and that's ok too. This is not an easy path. There is cortisol in tears and they are better out than in."