Katie Couric is supporting Martina Navratilova following news of the former tennis player’s recent health crisis.
The well-decorated former professional tennis player has been showered with love since news of her throat and breast cancer diagnosis hit the internet. Couric was first in line to praise her for her strength, just days after sharing it with women dealing with similar health challenges.
Katie Couric Asks Fans To Cheer Martina Navratilova Amid Cancer Battle
Navratilova received an outpouring of support when news of her cancer diagnosis broke on Monday, January 2. One of the quickest to show the sportswoman love before her treatment was Couric, who uploaded a screenshot of the channel announcing her diagnosis. .
Under the image shared via Instagram, the journalist began, “I love @martinanavratilova. Navratilova was diagnosed with Stage 1 throat cancer and early stage breast cancer.
After the publisher of the “Wake Up Call” newsletter quoted the athlete, she asked her 1.5 million followers to drop words of encouragement for Navratilova in the comments section.
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“Being diagnosed with cancer is a blow and is unpredictable. I wish you the best moving forward and know you will stay strong and fight this cancer with “everything you have” just like you have on the tennis court,” commented one responsive fan.
Another wrote, “We know you’re going to fight this, but a bunch of people will be there to support!” and the third added, “One of the great ones. Hope he can beat this!” “Praying for a successful and speedy recovery to a legend and one of my favorite players!” the fourth person chimed in.
Per Tennis.com, Navratilova’s breast cancer was discovered during an initial throat exam. The 18 major singles title holder had previously battled the disease in 2010 after being diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer — ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In response to the diagnosis, the 66-year-old stated:
“These double injuries are serious but can still be fixed, and I hope for a favorable result. It will stink for a while, but I will fight with all I have [sic] I got.”
The ten major mixed doubles title holder will start treatment this month, with strong predictions of his recovery based on past positive results for both cancers. In fact, his throat cancer is said to be of the HPV type, which responds well to treatment.
Navratilova was given a clean bill of health six months after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2010, following a lumpectomy – surgery to remove the cancer – and six weeks of radiation. With this new development, the Czech-American is more open to dealing with his diagnosis, unlike in the past. In his words:
“I really didn’t talk much about breast cancer before I had it. Now, I am approached by women, and we share our stories. It’s encouraging to see that there is life after cancer.”
Katie Couric Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis In Effort To Create Awareness
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Couric revealed that she underwent surgery on July 14, 2022, after being diagnosed with breast cancer a month earlier. After that, he began a 15-day course of radiation that began on September 7.
With this happening in her personal life, the seasoned presenter became even more determined to create awareness about the life-changing disease. Taking to Instagram in September, the former “HARI INI” anchor shared a photo of herself sitting in a waiting chair.
The Blast observed that she was wearing what appeared to be a hospital gown over black bottoms with her face partially covered by a nose mask as she waited. For his caption, the 65-year-old dropped the statistic that the average woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in America every two minutes.
Noting that she joined that number on June 21, Couric continued, “As we approach #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, I want to share my personal story with you all and encourage you to get screened.” She also expressed her desire for women to understand that they may need more than a mammogram to determine their status.
The former Global News Anchor for Yahoo then directed anyone who cared to check out the link in her bio or website to read her essay. She also encourages women to shine a light on others with breast cancer and give them the love they deserve this season.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
