A breast cancer survivor who also lost a sister to the disease is bringing glamour to the wardrobes of fellow sufferers. Caroline Kennedy Alexander has created the UK’s first luxury lingerie collection specifically for those dealing with the harrowing condition.
Caroline was first alerted to the cruel blow dealt to women’s self-esteem by breast cancer when her sister Rose O’Connell was diagnosed, only to die from the disease in 2004, aged 53. She then went on to have personal experience of its life-changing effects.
Diagnosed with non-hormonal breast cancer in 2012, despite no genetic link being confirmed in the family, Caroline, 53, from Edinburgh, then received further devastating news when the disease returned in 2015. The mum to textiles graduate Mia Alexander, 23, and computer arts student Oli, 20, said: “Having been through it myself and having watched Rose go through it too, there’s pretty much nothing I don’t know about how cancer can affect your confidence and sense of femininity.
