Nina Larsson expected to receive digital confirmation that everything looked fine after her mammogram, but a couple of weeks later a letter landed on the hallway carpet.
“When I was told that follow-up examinations would be carried out, naturally I expected the worst,” Nina Larsson tells the newspaper.
The tests showed that she had cancer - a diagnosis the minister initially kept to herself.
“I had to process it myself. It is a very serious illness,” she says.
“The toughest thing was probably telling my children and my parents.”
Simona Mohamsson (L) also found out early on and, according to Nina Larsson, the party leader has been a great support.
The tumour has now been surgically removed, and she is waiting to hear what her continued treatment will involve.
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