The third in a series on the Oberon women participating in The Seed Scheme, an online course designed to encourage, support and mentor rural women in small business, whether an established business or something new.
I WAS diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2011, resulting in a mastectomy. Eighteen weeks of chemotherapy and 10 weeks of radiation followed.
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Breast cancer threw my life into chaos; I felt well but apparently I wasn't. Where do I go next? What do I need? So many questions.
When surgery was looming, I was given a list of requirements for my hospital stay, pyjamas with a front button opening being a priority. That can't be too difficult? It was!
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I was living in the country at the time and had a six-hour commute to Sydney every three weeks for chemotherapy, but the hardest challenge was leaving my family for 10 weeks of radiation.
On one of my trips to the city I was thinking of what I would like in my pyjamas: gentle support for the one breast I had left so I didn't look lopsided for myself, my husband and my young children.
Simple, elegant Pjs that were comfortable, non-crushable, in a natural fibre that was breathable, soft on scar tissue and radiation discomfort and didn't have characters splashed all over them.
Maybe I should design my own label, "Perky Pjs".
I moved to Sydney in 2016 and decided that the time was right to pursue my idea. I understood how difficult it is for women after a mastectomy and wanted to help, but my pyjamas are also for all women who want to be "Perky" in their Pjs, feel good and look great!
I am now living in O'Connell, growing my business and enjoying being part of the Seed Scheme.
