An Important Message from a Cancer Survivor
- Veep star and breast cancer survivor Julia Louis-Dreyfus says that getting vaccinated is essentially the best thing you can do for a cancer survivor.
- The Seinfeld legendwho has won 11 Emmy awards throughout her careerrecently shared this message on behalf of herself and the SurvivorNet family.
- Julia was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in 2017. She went through six rounds of chemotherapy, and had a double mastectomy. She publicly discussed her breast cancer journey to help raise awareness and educate others about the disease.
Louis-Dreyfus recently shared this message on behalf of herself and the SurvivorNet family.
Read MoreThe Seinfeld legend, who has won an astounding 11 Emmy awards (and has been nominated 27 times), is absolutely grateful for her career, but is even more thankful to have survived cancer and urges others to get vaxxed and not take their healthor the health of loved ones around themfor granted.
Manhattan-born Juliawho has been going strong with actor and comedian husband Brad Hall for nearly 35 years took to Instagram to proudly showcase herself in mid-vaccination when the rollout started and she was able to nab her shots. “Fully jabbed! Fully grateful!”
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Louis-Dreyfus and Hall met at Northwestern University in Chicago where they were both attending school. Hall, in his early career, was known for his “Weekend Update” sketch on Saturday Night Live in the early ’80s. He also created the ’90s sitcom The Single Guy and Watching Ellie (2002-2003). They have two kids, Henry, 29, and Charlie, 24.
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Julia’s Breast Cancer Battle
Louis-Dreyfus was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in 2017. She went through six rounds of chemotherapy, and had a double mastectomy. She publicly discussed her breast cancer journey to help raise awareness and educate other womenand menabout the disease.
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“I’m completely back,” Louis-Dreyfus told GMA’s Robin Robertswho also beat breast cancerat the time, with Louis-Dreyfus explaining why she took to social media about her journey. “I think I reached a lot of people. I was able to raise a lot of money for women who have had mastectomies who need reconstruction but insurance doesn’t cover that, and I was really happy to be able to do that,” she explained. “The outpouring of support was quite overwhelming.”
Louis-Dreyfus added that laughter from her kids and Veep coworkers was the “best medicine” as she underwent treatment.
Striving for Health in the New Year
The merriment that surrounds the holiday season can be overwhelming for people facing a cancer diagnosis or treatment, especially with the recent surge in Covid.
Jill Kargman is another actor and cancer survivor in our SurvivorNet community who advocates for other survivors out there. Her message to those who are suffering isjust know you're not alone. "There is a community out there for you, to keep you company through this," Kargman told SurvivorNet. “However, not everybody has the support they need from family, and friends, and not everybody is a big fan of cancer support groups. A lot of survivors tell us the real challenge is finding your people. And once you do, you need to feel comfortable asking for helpif you need it.”
Kargman also recommends looking at the New Year as a symbolic page-turner … something to look forward to. "There's clean slates and fresh starts and hopefully a year of health."
We need to continue to protect each other.
Jill Kargman’s message about striving for health in the New Year
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