Jessie J shared a tough update with fans after undergoing breast cancer surgery. She said the diagnosis was caught early, but there’s still a long road ahead.
She explained on Instagram: “Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the word ‘early.’” Jessie was diagnosed on June 4 after going through a series of tests over time.
Even with everything going on, she still showed up to perform at the Summertime Ball on June 15. She said she wanted to be open about what she’s dealing with, partly to help others and partly to help herself process it.
She said: “I just wanted to be open and share it. One, because, selfishly, I do not talk about it enough. I’m not processing it because I’m working so hard.
“I also know how much sharing in the past has helped me with other people giving me their love and support, and also their own stories. I’m an open book. It breaks my heart that so many people are going through so much similar and worse – that’s the bit that kills me.”
Fans recently got confused by one of her posts where she shared a list of pros and cons about her surgery. Some took it the wrong way and thought the cancer was already gone.
She followed up to clear things up and said: “I posted a list of pros and cons of having breast cancer surgery. The first pro I put was… the cancer has all gone.
“This was a positive affirmation NOT a fact. I don’t have my results yet. I added the [fingers crossed emoji] in thinking people would understand and clearly a lot didn’t. A weird situation, my fault for not being clearer.”
Jessie said she still doesn’t have her results back and that it’s only been six nights since the surgery. She said: “But for now I do not have my results after surgery which was only 6 nights ago. I pray it will be true soon but the journey of cancer isn’t that simple unfortunately.”
She also let fans know she’s taking a short break from social media. She wrote: “Tapping off socials for a week. Healthy and needed reset to focus on my recovery and saying stuff that gets twisted of misread.”
Her last line summed it up in her usual style: “My head and b**b hurts. Lol, Bye. Always loveeeee.”
She did find a few bright spots in all of it too. One of her pros was getting to watch Love Island without feeling guilty and catching up with friends more than ever.
