Haarausfall nach ChemotherapieKopftattoo statt Kopf hängen lassen: Krebskranke Madison trifft eine tapfere Entscheidung

Als Madison Baloy erfährt, dass sie unter Krebs leidet, lässt sie den Kopf nicht hängen – im Gegenteil: Sie will das Beste aus ihrer Situation machen. Prompt entscheidet sie sich dazu, ihrer Krankheit den Kampf anzusagen – mit einem Kopftattoo. Für welches Motiv sie sich entscheidet, seht ihr im Video.

Vom Konzert in die Notaufnahme

Während sie und ihre Freundin auf dem Bonnaroo-Festival in Tenessee zu rockiger Musik abtanzen, wird Madison plötzlich übel, ihr Bauch schmerzt. Als die Schmerzen auch nach dem Festival nicht aufhören, sucht sie irgendwann die Notaufnahme auf.

Lesetipp: Alles zum Thema Krebs

Doch dann kommt die Schockdiagnose: Im März 2023 fanden Ärzte ein Adenokarzinom – ein Krebs, der sich im Drüsengewebe bildet – und das im Endstadium! „Ein Teil meiner Einstellung zum Krebs ist wahrscheinlich Naivität - ich bin 25 Jahre alt und kann mich nicht damit abfinden, dass ich im Endstadium bin", sagt Madison. Ihre Krankheit wird sie niemals ganz bekämpfen können, der Krebs lässt sich allerdings mittels Chemotherapie eindämmen.

Madison: „Ich werde das coolste Kopftattoo aller Zeiten bekommen“

Kurz bevor sie die Diagnose erhält, scherzt Madison noch mit dem Zuständigen Arzt, als er sich auf ihre Bettkante setzt, um ihr die grausame Nachricht zu überbringen: „Ich sagte ihm, er solle mich erst zum Essen einladen“, erinnert sie sich.

Die lebensfrohe 25-Jährige verstand zunächst nicht, warum ihre Verwandten bei dieser Nachricht emotional wurden: „Ich sagte, ich wüsste nicht, warum alle weinen, denn ich würde das coolste Kopftattoo aller Zeiten bekommen, nachdem ich durch die Krankheit meine Haare verloren hatte", sagt sie.

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Madison Baloy who was diagnosed with stage four cancer at 25 gets a sun tattoo on her head in a 'f*ck you' to the disease. See SWNS story SWSMtattoo. 
A woman who lost her hair to stage four cancer at just 25 had a sun tattooed on her head as a "f*ck you" to the disease.Madison Baloy was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma cancer - which forms in the glandular tissue - in March 2023 after experiencing stomach aches for a year.The former kinder garden teacher was at a music concert with her friends in June 2022 when she started experiencing stomach aches.Over the course of 2022, she lost 60lbs and her tummy pain become more consistent, but she didn't think anything of it.Madison was teaching in her classroom when she started feeling nauseous and called in the school nurse who told her to go to the emergency room.Madison was told she might have cancer and underwent a CT scan at, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Florida, which revealed a cluster tumours pushing down on her large intestine - causing the stomach aches.After an emergency surgery and a biopsy in February 2023, Madison was diagnosed with stage four adenocarcinoma cancer in March 2023.Her cancer can be managed but not cured so she will be living with the disease for the rest of her life.In what she describes as a "f*ck you" to the disease, Madison got a sun tattoo on her head - after losing her hair to the disease.The tattoo took an hour to complete with Madison saying it wasn't painful.Madison, a former kinder garden teacher - who had to give up work due to her illness - from Tampa, Florida, US, said: "Some of my attitude towards cancer is probably naivety - being 25 and not being able to come to terms with being terminal."In America, we idolise hustle culture and I was heavily into that culture and prioritised being the best teacher I could."My diagnosis had made me idolise things differently."When I first started losing weight, I thought it was god answering my prayers."I thought the universe was giving me the perfect body - but I was dying and none of us knew."When I got diagnosed my family were in the hospital room with me, I had a jokey reaction and said my doctor should be paid for giving people bad news."I said I had no idea why everyone was crying as I would get the coolest head tattoo ever after losing her hair to the disease."I am in a 'f*ck it' mentality. Honestly, what is the worst thing that is going to happen?"Madison was at Bonnaroo Music Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee, US, in June 2022, when she started feeling unwell.While dancing along to Stevie Nicks with her friends, Madison started experiencing stomach aches but put it down to dehydration and being out in the sun all day.After the festival had finished, Madison continued to experience pain in her stomach - which would come in bursts, either lasting a few seconds or a few minutes - but didn't think anything of it.Madison said: "Over the course of a year, I lost around 50 to 60lbs and had pretty consistent stomach aches."During President's Day weekend, my stomach aches were there, and I started getting nauseous."I went back into school on Tuesday and tried to push through but, on Wednesday I got sick and had to call the school nurse who told me to go to urgent care."When Madison arrived at Express Care of Tampa Bay medical centre, a nurse told her her stomach aches could be due to cancer and told her to go to the emergency room.After arriving at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Florida, Madison was put into a wheelchair and examined.Her CT scan revealed a cluster of tumours pushing down on her large intestine, causing stomach aches.Just 48 hours later, on February 24, 2023, surgeons performed emergency surgery and did a biopsy which revealed Madison had stage four cancer and she spent 10 days in the hospital recovering.Madison said: "They found that I had adenocarcinoma cancer - cancer that forms in the glandular tissue - and found it was spreading around my body."The biggest struggle has been my body image because I was happy and healthy."I was 25 years old - I was in my prime, I was teaching, making good money, going out with my friends - I felt amazing."Then it all flipped and now I have no hair and all these scars on my stomach from the surgery."Due to the nature of her cancer and how advanced it is, Madison will never be considered cancer-free, but her cancer can be managed.She said: "Now, I am collaborating with two cancer centres in Florida."My primary cancer clinic is Florida Cancer Specialists, where I have a family of oncology people who take such amazing care of me."We also work with Moffitt Cancer Center for additional testing and second opinions."I will have this forever - the best outcome long term is that I will be able to live and take a pill every day and just got in for regular appointments."It is hard, it is super hard. The hardest part is the reality shift I have had but it hasn't got me down as much as I thought it would." / action press
Trotzreaktion Kopf-Tattoo - Madison Baloy aus Tampa hat sich eine Sonne auf den Kopf tätowieren lassen, als ihr wegen der Krebstherapie die Haare ausfielen. Foto: gofundme / madison-battle-stage-4-cancer
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Madison: „Ich habe eine ‚Scheiß drauf‘-Mentalität“

Auch, wenn sie nun bis an ihr Lebensende mit Medikamenten und Chemotherapien behandelt werden muss, gibt die beeindruckende Frau nicht auf, sondern setzt auf ihre ganz eigene Attitüde: „Ich habe eine 'Scheiß drauf'-Mentalität. Ganz ehrlich, was ist das Schlimmste, was passieren kann?"

Also entscheidet sich die tapfere junge Frau dazu, sich eine Sonne auf den Hinterkopf tätowieren zu lassen. „Ich weiß nicht, woher ich kam, aber ich wollte etwas Fröhliches haben“, sagt Madison. Sie ist eben ein echter Sonnenschein und ein Vorbild für alle Leidensgenossen und Leidensgenossinnen.