When cancer patient begins to lose her hair, she puts on makeup, strips, and hides in the bathroom for a prank: ’Gollum or grandmother from hell’

Navigating a cancer diagnosis is hard, but Tamia Overes has embraced humor to make her way through it. The First Nations artist from Vancouver was recently diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and chose to deal with the hair loss from treatment in an incredibly creative way. She decided to lean into the look so that she could pull off an epic prank on her husband, Sasha, before she shaved her head.

The post, shared on Instagram and TikTok, went on to rack up over 2.2 million views. The video begins with the overlay text, “Scare Sasha with me.” At the same time, we see Tamia working on an intimidating old-age makeup, mentioning her goal: “Gollum or grandmother from hell.” She then contours her cheekbones and even jokingly taps her brush over her pet bird, which is perched on her shoulder, with the overlay text noting, “animal testing.”