Giuliana Rancic Recalls the Moment She Found Herself Again After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
After a breast cancer diagnosis, is it unreasonable to hope that one day I'll feel normal again? That is a question one participant asked Giuliana Rancic during a roundtable hosted by the medical genetics company Invitae ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Rancic used the opportunity to tell a story about her own experience going through breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2011.
"When I was diagnosed, that was all I could think about," Rancic said. "I was dealing with what my treatment was going to be, surgery, and just day to day." The TV personality recalled going back to work at E! News and getting her hair and makeup done before going into the studio to tape that day's show. "I remember looking up and seeing myself in the mirror, and it was the first time in a long time that I had put on a little makeup and gotten dressed again, and my hair looked nice," she said. "And when I looked in the mirror, I saw myself again. I saw the woman I was before I was diagnosed, and for me that was very helpful in my recovery."
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Rancic said that reconnecting with who she was before she was confronted with her cancer diagnosis helped her remember that there was more to her than what she was going through. "It reminded me, wait a second, this isn’t your life now," she said. "You are still that fun, happy, positive, caring, loving person you were before, and you’re gonna continue being that person. You're just going through this moment in your life, and you’re gonna get out of this, and you’re gonna be OK."
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Rancic related to the person who asked the question, recalling, "I remember thinking 'Will there ever be a day when I don’t think about breast cancer 100 times a day?'" she said. "So to the person who asked this question: Yes, that day will come where you truly don’t think about it like you used to. And when you do, you think about it like 'Wow, I got through that,' and it helps you get through other things in your life."
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is a great time to schedule a mammogram, learn more about your family's health history, and lend extra support to those battling breast cancer and working toward finding a cure.
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