Clea Shearer is having a double mastectomy the day after revealing her breast cancer diagnosis on April 7. The Home Edit star took to social media and bravely opened up about her condition, explaining that she first found a lump in late February and plans to undergo the mastectomy on April 8. “I have breast cancer.
It’s a hard thing to say, but it’s easier than keeping it to myself,” the expert organizer began in a lengthy post. “I’m having a double mastectomy tomorrow (prayers are welcome!), and I wanted to say a few words before I do.
I found a lump myself the last week of February. I had been trying to make an appt with my OB for several months, and even when I told them I found a lump, they couldn’t accommodate me.” “I had to request a mammogram from my general doctor, which led to an ultrasound, and then an emergency triple biopsy.
I have two tumors, 1 cm each, that are aggressive and fast moving – but I caught it early. Had I not taken this upon myself, I would be in a completely different situation right now,” she continued.
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