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Slick Woods from 'Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood' Doesn't Want to Be Treated like Victim after Revealing She's Undergoing Chemotherapy

Manuela Cardiga
Nov 23, 2019
11:40 P.M.

Model Slick Woods is fighting cancer, and she refuses to be a victim.

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Fans of the striking and irreverent Slick Wood were shocked when she revealed that she has been going through chemotherapy.

The 23-year-old model announced that she was in treatment and later disclosed that she is fighting stage 3 melanoma.

Slick is a fighter and a ferociously determined woman, as evidenced by the way she imposed her unconventional beauty on the fashion world.

Model Slick Woods at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival/ Source: Getty Images

Model Slick Woods at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival/ Source: Getty Images

FACING CANCER WITH HUMOR

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Slick shared several posts in which she addresses her attitude concerning her condition, and expresses her usual zany humor.

In reference to the side effects of the chemo, which usually include loss of hair, Slick captioned a photo of herself dancing with friends and boyfriend Micky Munday:

“How I feel about chemotherapy, shout out to everyone that gotta go through it #atleastimalreadybald.”

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SLICK WOOD REFUSES PITY

Slick, born Simone Thompson, shared another post with a photo of her son Saphir sporting a disgusted expression on his tiny face, and captioned it:

“Stop treating me like a victim.”

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"I'M NO VICTIM"

The feisty model posted one more message in which she referred to her condition accompanied by a striking portrait of herself in vivid green and bedecked with jewelry. She captioned it:

"Modern day Gia without the drugs #justcrazy “where does everyone go when they have to go” I thought I told y’all I’m not no victim"

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IN THE FIGHT TO WIN

Slick's attitude is no surprise. Slick is a fighter and a ferociously determined woman, as evidenced by the way she imposed her unconventional beauty on the fashion world.

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Slick revealed that her melanoma is spreading and that this is a fight for her life - and one we are sure she will win. This woman is a warrior, and as she herself states, not a victim, but a survivor.

We reach out to Slick with admiration and prayers, and wishes of her swift recovery.

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SLICK WOODS - IN LABOR ON THE RUNWAY

In September 2018, model Slick Woods was walking the runway for Rihanna's underwear brand, Savage x Fenty, at New York Fashion Week.

She was also 9 months pregnant, and unbeknownst to the audience who watched her strut her stuff in a strappy teddy, thigh-highs, and pasties., she was already in labor.

14 hours later, Slick gave birth to her first child, a son she named Saphir. Slick shares Saphir with ex-boyfriend model Adonis Bosso.

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