Christina Applegate has had a double mastectomy!
August 19, 2008 by Wendy Boswell
Well, last week I told you that Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with breast cancer. This week, she has revealed that she has undergone a complete breast mastectomy, which means that both of her breasts are completely gone.
Apparently, she has a very aggressive breast cancer gene that makes her more susceptible to breast cancer, and since she does have a family history, she decided to go the very aggressive route, rather than waiting.
Here’s how Christina is handling things right now:
“Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry and I get really like, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes,” she said. “And I think that’s _ it’s all part of healing, and anyone who’s going through it out there, it’s OK to cry. It’s OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to.”
– source
She is going to have breast reconstructive surgery in the next 8 months or so, so she’s in for quite the ordeal. Amazing.
really too bad… so sorry for the poor thing. : (
It really is a shame. I’m glad she took this aggressive method of treatment to fight her disease. In her case, with her family history, I think it’s the best thing she could do.
It really is a shame. I’m glad she took this aggressive method of treatment to fight her disease. In her case, with her family history, I think it’s the best thing she could do.