The ‘Trial & Error’ actress opens up about her struggles with breast cancer in a new Lenny Letter.
Then, suddenly, a rogue cell.
She recalls how her chemotherapy treatments brought up questions like, Do you want children?
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You must start fertility treatments this week.
Got anyone to father it?
Heres a pamphlet of sperm donors.
Add that to a historic trait of womanhood: shame.
But the process helped redefine her concept of woman.
I did whatever it took, the formerSmashstar writes.
I fought harder for my health than I had ever imagined I would have to.
I advocated for myself when my opinions were marginalized.
I wrestled with the tough questions life gives you and even wrestled life itself.
She concludes, A woman chooses.
A woman asks questions.
A woman has scars.
A woman feels sensual in her own time and way.
A woman has stories.
A woman speaks up.
