There's a line from the movie ERIN BROCKOVICH that rings true after hearing about Jolie's double mastectomy.
"If a woman loses her breasts and uterus is she still a woman?"
Erin (played by Julia Roberts) responds by saying "yes but a happier woman. You don't have to worry about maxi pads and underwires". (Not an exact quote from the movie, but you get my point)
I'm sure Angelina Jolie had adequate time to think about having the mastectomy and probably was less traumatic because of the breast reconstruction. There was alot of criticism about the mastectomy In the comment section of People's online magazine. The comments bashed Angelina's decision claiming it was an excuse to have a "boob job" or a publicity stunt. Don't get me wrong she had a lot of comments supporting her decision also but some of the comments were cruel and ridiculous.
Angelina Jolie is an established "A" list actress who can pretty much pick and choose what movies to star in. Yes her career has slowed by choice since becoming a parent through adoption and biological children. Being proactive with her health is because of her and Pitt's children. Jolie is planning to have her ovaries removed later on. I wonder if she will try to have another child before the ovaries are removed?
Had she had a cancer diagnosis before her mastectomy like Guiliana Rancic , people would be more sympathetic. Guiliana was having fertility issues and found out she had breast cancer after having a mammogram. She also had a double mastectomy. Her eggs was harvested and she became a parent using a surrogate. Had Guiliana not been having fertility issues her cancer might of gotten worse before being found. She wasn't 40 yet so she would not have been offered a mammogram had her Dr not suggested it.
As women we need to be proactive with our own health because if we aren't who will ? Prevention and early detection is the best way to fight cancer.
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