\nHollywood celebrities are way different than we are, but they are just ordinary people like us who experience pain and go through things.\n
In her latest interview with Dr. Phil, Academy Award winner Kathy Bates opens up about her illness and what she had to endure without sharing it with the rest of the world.\n
Life gave her the toughest role she ever had to play \u2013 that of a real-life fighter and warrior who had to beat cancer for the second time.\n
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Back in 2012, she gathered the strength to share, \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that I am an ovarian cancer survivor, nine years and counting. But few know that several weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer.\u201d She described what it feels like to be diagnosed with this disease. \u201cYou think American Horror Story is scary? You should\u2019ve been in that room with me.\u201d, Bates said.\n
After she was told the devastating news that she suffers from ovarian cancer back in 2003, her ordeal started taking place. She underwent multiple painful surgeries and nine months of chemotherapy but decided not to share it with anyone.\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t tell anybody. I continued to work right after the operation, doing Little Black Book with Brittany Murphy. My agent at the time was very old-school and didn\u2019t want me to be the poster child for ovarian cancer. I didn\u2019t want anyone to know, but it really took a lot out of me.\u201d, she said.\n
Her strong will helped her overcome the situation and be cancer-free up until that moment when her doctor told her she was back at the start. She had cancer again. She wondered whether she would have to walk the same path of pain and suffering all over again.\n
After learning she had breast cancer, she wasn\u2019t that surprised because, as she says, \u201cbreast cancer runs like a river in my family.\u201d After sharing this with her followers, she opted for a double mastectomy in hopes of preventing it from spreading any further.\n
This time, she made a decision to turn her tragedy into inspiration for other women. This brave lady didn\u2019t lose her vibrant personality along the way and even joked, \u201cI don\u2019t miss my breasts as much as I miss Harry\u2019s Law,\u201d while thanking her fans for the support they\u2019ve provided during her tough times.\n
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Currently, Kathy Bates is cancer-free, but the disease left her with a condition known as lymphedema, which affects around 30 percent of breast cancer survivors. It is a result of the removal of her lymph nodes. Unfortunately, it causes her pain and swelling that makes her feel uncomfortable.\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a souvenir you definitely don\u2019t want. I really felt that life was over for me. I probably wouldn\u2019t work again, and I was angry for a long time.\u201d\n
This whole experience made her speak about her condition publicly in hopes of inspiring other women to do regular check-ups and to know that they are not alone in their battle. Bates also became an ambassador for the Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN).\n
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\u201cI\u2019m grateful my hardships have given me a purpose. Funny how that happens.\u201d\n
Below is her interview where she gets brutally honest about what it feels like to face the battles she fought.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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