It's been almost a year since former Victoria's Secret model, Nicole Weider, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.
Weider, who gave up her modelling career to follow Jesus, received the devastating news on Nov. 19, 2023.
"I thought it would be nothing, maybe just a cyst or a piece of fatty tissue under my armpit. The doctor felt it and looked at it and told me it was serious enough to get a CT scan and have images determined by a radiologist," Weider explained. "Only five minutes later, the doctor came back with not good news from the results from the radiology appointment."
It was discovered that she had stage 4 breast cancer. She says it started under her left breast before spreading to her armpit and then her liver.
Since then, Weider has completed chemotherapy and a lumpectomy, and she is now in her last few radiation sessions.
"Going through it has been one of the hardest things I have ever gone through," said Weider. "Fighting breast cancer has made me a much stronger woman and while I will never understand the full reasons why it happened to me; I can already see how God has been using my struggles to refine and mold me and help some others."
Amid all this chaos, Nicole also announced they were expecting a baby via a surrogate. Their son, Luke was born May 22, 2024, at 9lbs, 6 oz, the same birthday as her daughter Elodie.
Weider says she is looking forward to completing her cancer treatment.
"I know I haven’t posted as much as I used to in the past but it’s because I've been in the thick of the trial, but I’m coming back baby!! No weapon formed against me will prosper because I have Jesus’ Holy blood as a sacrifice in me and I love him with all my heart, mind and soul."