Claire Warner of the U.K. is a wife and mother of two young daughters. Up until recently, Claire considered herself a normal and healthy woman. After all, she had no reason to think otherwise.
But in June 2016, Claire's friend happened to send her an online article about a woman who discovered she had breast cancer after spotting a dimple in her breast. This single article prompted Claire to examine herself — and lo and behold, she noticed a small shadowy dimple under her left breast. It was not a lump and was barely visible to the naked eye, but it was there. "Blink and you’d miss it," she wrote on Facebook.
Claire immediately felt a sinking feeling. But since she didn't feel a lump and wasn't feeling sick, she hoped for the best.
After bravely sharing a photograph of her rare and little-known symptom of breast cancer, Claire's story went viral. Then, her diagnosis came.
Scroll down to see the dimple and diagnosis below — doing so could literally save a life…
Claire Warner would not have noticed the slightly shadowed dimple in her left breast unless her friend had shown her an article about this lesser-known warning sign.
To document her sudden and terrifying journey, Claire started a new Twitter handle called My Left Boob. It's her 'diary of finding a dimple.'
Claire then received her official diagnosis: the dimple was a 14mm grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma. Cancer.
By the time reality set in, Claire's story was being shared across the globe. 'Never thought my own left boob would go viral,' she said.
In the thick of her nightmare, Claire attended a music concert. There, she saw a beautiful rainbow in the distance and snapped a photo; she took it as a good sign.
Almost one month since she first noticed the dimple, Claire underwent surgery to remove the cancerous lump. 'Bruising looks far worse than it feels!!'
After surgery, chemo and radio therapy, Claire has every hope of being cured. Now, she's on a mission to spread the word about this little-known symptom.
'Please take time to look at your boobs,' Claire says. 'It could save your life.'
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