Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens up about her terrifying 2017 breast cancer diagnosis.
The 62 year old man Seinfeld The star opened up about her journey to health in 2023. New Yorker Festival on Friday (October 6).
He remembered the strange moment when he first received the terrible news.
Read on to find out what he said…
“I started laughing,” the actress shared. “Well, because the night before she had won an Emmy. So I went downstairs and… the Emmy was there. It was like at the dining room table. I’m going down to have a coffee. My cell phone rings and it’s my doctor who says, ‘Guess what, you have cancer.'”
She continued: “And I was like, ‘Huh? That?’ And so, it was a very strange juxtaposition. And, of course, I laughed, and then I became hysterical, crying, because I was terrified, as most people are, or as all people are if they receive a diagnosis like that.
“I have a very strong and supportive family, for whom I am eternally grateful, whom I trusted: sisters, husband, my children, my mother, my mothers, my stepmother, everyone,” Julia said.
Even with the best support system in the world, cancer is still incredibly overwhelming.
“I was deeply terrified because who wouldn’t be?” She said. “I mean, all the tropes are true. You know, you get that call and you’re like, ‘What, me? No no no.’ I mean, you can’t imagine something like that could happen to you.”
Fortunately, Julia was able to announce that she was cancer-free in October 2018 after undergoing a double mastectomy and six rounds of chemotherapy.
The entire ordeal changed his everyday way of thinking.
“I’m very happy to be here, you know?” Julia reflected. “I think I’m enjoying things more. I think I work hard now to try not to let stress get into my body if I can do it. It’s a tough nut to crack, you know, for sure, because we’re all stressed. But it has an impact.”
She clarified: “I’m not saying I got cancer from stress necessarily, but it’s not good for you. And it’s not a happy place to live either. “So I’m very focused on… trying to enjoy my life as much as possible.”
He veep The star also recently opened up about her devastating pregnancy loss at age 28.
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