Zoleka Mandela thanks well wishers for filling her heart with courage

Zoleka Mandela has expressed her gratitude to those who have been showing her support.

Taking to her Twitter timeline, she shared the progress she has made in her struggle with breast cancer. 

“Good morning, beloved hearts. Thank you all for your kindness, for filling my heart with courage and hope, and for being such caring and helpful blessings. A queenly reminder — show the world you have a million reasons to smile.”

In a separate post, she detailed her course of treatment and what she should expect from radiation and chemotherapy. 

“Had my last radiation and first chemo. Side-effects I should expect: Blood count drop, numbness of fingertips and toes, low white cell count, watery eyes and nose, and more of a burn in my radiated area due to the closeness of the rad/chemo. Peace. Passion. Positivity,” she wrote. 

The author documented her 10-year breast cancer journey in an autobiography, When Hope Whispers, and shared the news on Instagram in 2022, saying she had cancer in her bones.

“From what she’s told me, cancer in the bones cannot be eradicated, nor can it be cured. I have bone metastasis. I’ve just had my CAT scan and awaiting my results. I don’t even have the words to articulate my thoughts and feelings, the words to describe how scared I am right now.

“What do I tell my children? How do I tell them that this time around I may not get to live my life as a survivor? How do I tell them everything will be OK when it’s not? I’m dying. I don’t want to die,” she wrote at the time.