The life of a girl from Nizhny Novgorod changed dramatically after the disease. Olga Sapelkina defiled on the catwalk in Milan six months ago after she was diagnosed.

At Milan fashion week February 21 designer Alessandro Michele presented a collection of “Cyborg”. The models with three eyes and horns of the Faun carried in the hands of the young dragons, chameleons, severed heads, clutches… This shocking shocked even these sharks style like Anna Wintour and Anna Dello Russo, who sat in the front row.

Closed show 22-year-old Olga Sapelkina from Nizhny Novgorod. Participants could not imagine that just six months ago, the girl was on the verge of life and death, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and fought hard for the surgery.

The first symptoms

Summer 2017 Olga will remember forever. She studied marketing and has passed the session of the Nizhny Novgorod University, simultaneously working as a Deputy Manager in a clothing store, participated in the organization of the music festival of friends…

“And in July was to be married the middle sister, Natasha, – says the heroine. – We with the relatives soul put into this event. Even jewelry was making with his hands. Then I felt the first symptoms of the disease: every day my head ached, and limbs numb. Sometimes in the supermarket stopped every ten minutes because my feet would not obey… Ailments blamed on fatigue, concealed from loved ones. And in early August the pain was unbearable, could barely get out of bed. Doctors later explained that the brain was bleeding”.

Sapelkina accidentally let slip about the health of a close friend who literally dragged her to the hospital. A neurologist has sent a patient for an ultrasound of the neck and head MRI. When the tests were finished, the doctor invited Olga into the office and almost in a whisper said that she had a brain tumor that required craniotomy. At home crying all. Kept only the Pope, who immediately recorded her daughter to the best oncologist in Nizhny Novgorod.

“Was frightened at the thought that I sawed the skull, – says Olga. – Nobody could give guarantees, how to lead the body. Professor reassured and assured, saying that all goes well. After talking with him I realized – you can cry all you want, but nothing will change.”

“Operation Podium”

Olga endured the operation, began to recover gradually. In house allowed only family, friends and I were contacted by phone. Once wrote an old friend Ilya Vershinin – scout international modeling Agency. In response to the question “How are you?” Olga sent the photo of the head in bandages. The guy was taken aback, didn’t know anything about trepanation, and then made a compliment that this way she looks, and asked him to send some pictures.

“After my discharge I returned home, got a dog, – says our heroine. – Tried to be positive. However, the work did not take: probably didn’t like the bald head, or was afraid that he would die right in the office. As all looked to Elijah. Had a short photo shoot, recorded a video. A few days later called and was stunned that the representatives of Chanel want to see me in Milan! It turned out that Ilya has posted shots of women’s designer brand collections David rené…”

Sapelkina childhood predicted a career of a model. With 14 years participated in the filming, but the agencies were reluctant to use it for serious work because of a small growth – 165 see Olga even did gymnastics according to the method of Berg to be a little higher. But the verdict of doctors was unfavourable: she was not destined to grow.

Soon she got a visa and went to Milan, where he began preparing to show new collections. Olya arrived on 18 November, and two days later celebrated the 22nd anniversary. Gucci fashion designers David and Alessandro clapping and joyfully shouting to her: “Happy birthday!” After several rehearsals, she returned home.

Next time arrived in Italy on the eve of the show. Models picked up the images, explained how to move.

“Before someone noticed that the room resembles a hospital, recalls Sapelkina. On the podium stood the operating table, the one who is so well etched in my memory. Suddenly tingled the nose. He raised his head and rolled his eyes to avoid crying. But quickly calmed down.”

Career of Olga, who closed the show, immediately went to the mountain. She signed a contract with well-known brand and regularly removed. Now Sapelkina working under Marcel. “Actually the guys from Gucci knew nothing about the history of Oli, – has shared with “StarHit” the agent model Ilya Vershinin. – After the show saw an article on the Internet. I was contacted by David, who admired the firmness of her and happy that everything is so well formed. We decided that it was fate.”