Alicia Alexander was basking in the baby bubble when she was thrust into the fight of her life.
Six months after giving birth to her firstborn Stevie, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
"It was like someone threw a hand grenade into our family. It was just like a bomb going off," she told 9News.
Alicia Alexander was basking in the baby bubble when she was thrust into the fight of her life.(9News)
The tumour was aggressive, it had spread to her lymph nodes.
"The lump was almost impossible to feel so I was quite shocked."
Alicia underwent emergency surgery to remove the affected lymph nodes, chemo and radiotherapy.