It's October and yes, we do pay homage and raise awareness regarding breast cancer. But not in the way we see in the en mass sense but in the NAKED way. I got NAKED with Mel Gabriel, a 37yr old breast cancer thriver and advocate and Dr Natalie Johnson an Oncoplastic Surgeon. Let's meet them...  Mel is an entrepreneur, producer and writer living in Trinidad & Tobago. The founder and Chief Vision officer of Caribbean Lookbook- the premier catalogue for Caribbean fashion and style.  Her journey with breast cancer she shares very candidly on social media, creating an atmosphere of transparency and education for anyone who consumes the content in her journey. She shares the ups and downs of being diagnosed with breast cancer giving hope that life has to be lived...to the fullest, even with breast cancer and a double mastectomy before the age of 40...WHAT A BADASS! It is no surprise Mel shares with us on NAKED, because that's exactly what we're about....keeping it real!!!  Dr Natalie Johnson hails from Trinidad & Tobago and has been resident in the UK since 2002. A member of the Black Surgeons Network n the UK, Natalie continues to extend her research (an already very broad scope she has) into the breast and oncoplastic reconstructive surgery before her completion of her Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. She is currently working at the Royal Marsden NHS Trust, a hospital dedicated to the treatment of cancer. With funding from the Royal Marsden cancer charity in collaboration with Nubian Skin, the softies in diverse skin tones initiative was born with the help of her colleague Sarah Adomah. She hopes to get this prosthesis available to all patients of colour who require it as part of their patient care.  So much was shared and learned from all angles in this conversation and I look forward to hearing from you, your own experiences and thoughts.  Thanks for engaging and remember to LIKE. COMMENT. SHARE. SUBSCRIBE. Thankies!!!!