Kenna Wollard has come forward about the illness that has kept her sidelined this college volleyball season.
The Purdue volleyball all-American revealed via social media on Thursday, Oct. 29 she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in August. Wollard, though, did have some positive news to share about her battle against the blood cancer.
"Today, I found out that the treatments are working and I am on track to remission!!!!" she posted. "These past couple months have been so tough but hearing the news today brought so much joy. I still have some treatments left, but I am very hopeful for what's ahead."
Wollard played in the program's initial 2026 exhibition but hadn't appeared in any of Purdue's matches during her senior season. She was a Big Ten All-Conference first-team selection and second-team All-American in 2025.
Her kills (577) last season were the third-most in program history.

#american #today #purdue #thursday

Kim Kardashian is dealing with a health issue that "really hits home."
During the Thursday, October 29, episode of The Kardashians, the 46-year-old reality star revealed that she needs surgery to address "irregularities" in her esophagus following her esophagitis diagnosis.
"So I've seen a couple of doctors, and it's been heavy on my mind lately," Kim said in the confessional, according to People. "I haven't really told too many people about this, just because I think it's something that really hits home for me and I just don't really wanna go there."
Kim's father, Robert Kardashian, died of esophageal cancer in 2003 at the age of 59.
"With my dad having passed away from esophagus cancer, hopefully I can just take medication and this will go away," Kim continued.

#really #esophagus #thursday

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda's bedazzled flip-flops landed on the asphalt of the Houston cancer center's vast parking lot. She threaded through the rows of cars, a tally of patients who gather here to sit with chemotherapy needles or lie on radiation machines.
The elevator dinged open. A year ago in this building, surgeons removed Banda's right breast, and she still didn't know whether treatment had expunged the cancer from her body. Doctors had told her it would be tough to beat.
"I'm more of a positive person myself," Banda said, now sitting with a white wristband in a dim waiting room. But the bills are harder to dismiss, and the single mother with six children in her care repeated something like a mantra. "Keep the house. Keep the cars. And just keep the kids stable."
That's true for many Americans, as rising healthcare costs leave more families with a sinking feeling after seeing the bill for surgery or medication. Heading into the Nov. 3 midterm elections, about half of registered voters said healthcare costs are a major problem for them and their families, up from a little more than one-third four years ago, according to a Fox News poll from September.
With party control of Congress at stake, registered voters are nearly twice as likely to say they trust Democrats over Republicans to handle healthcare, according to an ******* ociated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll from the same month. Those frustrations, combined with broader concerns over rising prices, have sapped support for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

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Vanessa Trump is opening up about her breast cancer battle.
Her post in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes days after she confirmed her results "came back clear, so I'm finally cancer-free" in a video shared via her daughter Kai's Instagram.
"I sat down with my daughter and Dr Nicole Saphier to share my journey with breast cancer," Trump wrote.
"It was a long and challenging journey, and I'm incredibly grateful for the love and support of the people who surrounded me along the way.
Trump announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer in May this year.
"By sharing my story, I hope to encourage others to prioritise their health, schedule their screenings, and understand the importance of early detection," she continued. "If sharing my experience encourages even one person to get checked, it's worth it."

#cancer

Michael Douglas has finally revealed why he refused to appear on David Letterman's talk show for almost two decades.
In his new memoir One ****** uva Ride, the Wall Street actor recounted how he had promoted various projects on the Late Show with David Letterman.
"I had been a regular guest on Letterman's show earlier in my career, but the last time I was on, I felt David went too far," he shared.
Douglas went on to recall how Letterman had played "without warning" a TV commercial that his actress mother, Diana Dill, had appeared in.
"(Letterman) started grilling me about it. It felt like he was making fun of my mother," the 82-year-old continued. "(That appearance) left me feeling like he had a real nasty sense of humour... After that, whenever the producers of the show requested to have me back on, I always refused. I said no for 18 straight years. Dave wrote me personal letters to apologise, but my feelings didn't change. He had crossed a line."
However, Douglas decided to "bury the hatchet" and announce that he was battling advanced tongue cancer during an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman while promoting his movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in 2010. He has since recovered from the cancer after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

#letterman #late #refused #felt

In his new memoir One **** uva Ride, Michael Douglas recalls holding a grudge against David Letterman for 18 years
The Oscar winner recalled an appearance on Late Show that left him "feeling like" Letterman "had a real nasty sense of humor"
The two reconciled in 2010 when Douglas went on the show to announce his throat cancer diagnosis
Michael Douglas held a years-long grudge against David Letterman, he reveals in his new memoir.
One **** uva Ride (on bookshelves now) sees the actor-producer, 82, pulling back the curtain on his childhood, love life, activism and decades-long screen career. Among the anecdotes is a recounting of his 2010 stage IV throat cancer diagnosis, which he announced to the public on Late Show with David Letterman.

#letterman #david #ride #late

Stephen Carbone, whose pioneering half-century career as an agent and entertainment strategist saw him rise to lead the commercial divisions at ICM and later CAA, has died. He was 84.
His daughter, Stephanie, told Deadline that Carbone died August 28 of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.
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Nicole Kidman shared a new Instagram carousel featuring photos from her recent trip to Paris.
The actress was accompanied by her daughter Faith, who appeared alongside her in one snapshot.
Kidman rocked a unique hairdo in a separate photo.
Nicole Kidman embraced la vie en rose during her latest trip to Paris. The actress, 59, posed with her daughter Faith—and debuted a rare hairdo—as she documented their travels in several Instagram photos featuring shades of pink.
Kidman's hotel put up themed decor for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is represented by a pink ribbon. In the cover photo of her carousel, the Babygirl star tied her strawberry blonde hair in a messy topknot as a rosy glow reflected from the façade of the building into her room.

#faith #photos

Michael Douglas, firmly in his smooth silver-fox era, has opened the door into secret compartments of his life. Douglas, 82, has just published an incredibly dishy, wildly entertaining, at times both hilarious and painful new memoir, One ****** uva Ride. It's a tale that spans generations of Hollywood royalty, from his father Kirk's rise to stardom to his own run of classic films as both producer and actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The China Syndrome (1979), Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Fatal Attraction (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Falling Down (1993), to name some of the biggest. Written with Shane Salerno, the book is one of those rare memoirs that both entertains and sheds light on a lost world of Hollywood of glamour and decadence, with lots of ****** and drugs and even some rock & roll.
To discuss all this, Douglas has invited me into his palatial apartment overlooking New York City's Central Park, one of several homes he owns and enjoys. He's a welcoming and gracious host, no servants or ****** istants bustling about. Just Douglas padding around in his socks, still as slim, handsome, and charming as ever. Douglas makes me a coffee, and we sit down in a living room with a view of his two Oscars, an Emmy, and other awards. Between Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, the trophy case is so large it fills up a corner of the massive living room.
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Valerie Bertinelli fired back at "haters" after posting a tribute to her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, on the anniversary of his death.
On Tuesday, October 6, the One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland actress, 66, took to Instagram with a video message for followers.
"Strap in haters, let's go for a little ride," she captioned the update, alongside emojis of a hand flashing a peace sign, a white heart, and red lips.
In the video, she shook her head and pointed out, "It does not take long for me to get a lot of pushback when I post a picture of me and Ed. It used to really bother me. It does not. Not any longer because I learned a lot."
Van Halen died at 65 in 2020, following a stroke and battles with lung cancer and throat cancer. He and Bertinelli were married from 1981 to 2007; during that time they welcomed a son, Wolfgang Van Halen, 35.

#bertinelli

"Rocky" franchise star Dolph Lundgren was considering ending his life after a years-long battle with kidney cancer. Then a doctor "saved" his life by discovering a misdiagnosis had led to ineffective treatment.
The Swedish action star, 68, revealed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with cancer eight years prior and that he'd been given a few years left to live after finding it had metastasized to other parts of his body. However, a review by another doctor's team led to the revelation that his cells showed a mutation commonly found in lung cancer patients.
Now, with his memoir, "Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle," recently published and a documentary, "Dolph: Unbreakable," due for digital release, he is opening up about the highs and lows he's experienced since his 2015 diagnosis.
In a Us Weekly interview published Oct. 6, "The Expendables" actor explained that obtaining a second opinion "saved my life," adding that "I wouldn't have been sitting here right now" if his oncologist, Dr. Alexandra Drakaki, had not caught his misdiagnosis.
When he switched to a new medication, he felt "relief that it started working quite quickly."

#star

Michael Douglas isn't holding back.
In his explosive new memoir "One ***** uva Ride" (out now), the Oscar-winning "Wall Street" icon whisks us behind the curtain of his wild five-decade career, sharing revealing new anecdotes about "Fatal Attraction," "Basic Instinct," "The War of the Roses" and more.
The actor opens up about his 2010 throat cancer battle and strained early relationship with father Kirk Douglas. Douglas, 82, also details how he and his "Romancing the Stone" costar, Kathleen Turner, "fell hard" for each other while he was still married to producer Diandra Luker.
Here are some of the other biggest revelations from "One ***** uva Ride":
Early in the book, Douglas recalls his Oscar-winning work as a producer on "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," which led to him producing and starring in 1979's "The China Syndrome." During that time, the actor struggled in his first marriage to Luker and what he called a "dual life," which included excessive amounts of drugs and partying.

#winning #michael

Michael Douglas reflects on his decades-long career and personal life in his new memoir One **** uva Ride, available now
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, he opens up about sharing deeply personal stories about his drug use and affairs
The two-time Oscar winner also reflects on family, legacy and life after his cancer diagnosis
Michael Douglas once had dreams of being a race car driver after burning rubber at 150 mph with Steve McQueen in the late star's Porsche 908.
For his PEOPLE cover shoot more than 50 years later, he's cruising through the streets of New York City in a 1962 Aston Martin convertible, a rare vintage sports car that would turn the head of even Wall Street's Gordon Gekko.

#personal #life #ride #oscar

A royal expert shared that Prince Harry wants to spend as much time as he can with his father, King Charles, now that he has returned to the UK. However, she noted that their extended stay in the country could create challenging times for Meghan Markle. The Sussexes moved to the UK in August 2026, more than a month after their private reunion with King Charles.
Expert Roya Nikkhah shared what she thinks Prince Harry looks forward to now that he's back in the UK for an extended period of time. She said, "I think the jury is out on that. I mean, my sense and my feeling is I do really feel that Harry wants to spend as much time as he can with his father. His father is still receiving cancer treatment."
Nikkhah said she's aware that Prince Harry hasn't yet met his father since he returned. The expert added that Harry feels he can be more effective in the UK over the next year as he prepares for the Invictus Games in Birmingham. Moreover, she believes Harry does want his children to get to know more about the Royal Family and the Spencers.
"I think it's going to be more challenging for Meghan in terms of what she does here in the UK. It always was quite hard for her. She didn't love it and I think it'll be tricky," Nikkhah further added in an interview with Times Radio, explaining why the stay could prove to be challenging for Markle (via The News International).
This news comes amid royal sources having told Naughty But Nice that King Charles does have plans to meet with Markle and Harry before Christmas. They said, "This is not a casual 'let's get together sometime.' ****** ody drops in on the King. If Harry and Meghan are in Charles's diary, it is because he wants them there. This is deliberate."

#charles #expert

Daniel Coleman celebrated his son Isaac's birthday four and a half months after he died from an aggressive form of cancer
The popular children's entertainer shared photos and reflected on the growing loss his family feels while remembering Isaac
Isaac was diagnosed with stage 3 mouth cancer in 2025 after living with Fanconi anemia
Danny Go! star Daniel Coleman is honoring his son Daniel on what would have been his 15th birthday.
In an emotional post shared to his Instagram on Sunday, Oct. 4, the popular children's entertainer and dad of two, 41, shared a few photos of his son Daniel in honor of his birthday. Daniel, who died this past May, was diagnosed with stage 3 mouth cancer and previously had been diagnosed with Fanconi anemia.

#birthday #diagnosed #coleman #isaac

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Entourage actress Constance Zimmer is sharing her private battle with breast cancer.
Zimmer, 55, went public with her story Sunday on Instagram in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In her post, Zimmer said she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early form of breast cancer known as Stage 0 breast cancer, in March. She was originally to have a mastectomy but ended undergoing a successful lumpectomy with her doctor, Kristi Funk.
"It did take 3 surgeries - 3 weeks in a row, but she did it, she saved my breast and it looks good too!" Zimmer wrote.
"During all of this I was out on a very public press tour for Love Story, while keeping my diagnosis and treatment private. I then followed my surgeries with radiation, while celebrating my Emmy Nomination," she added, referencing her Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Ann Messina Freeman in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.

#love #emmy #nomination #private

Daniel Coleman, the creator of the YouTube series Danny Go!, has paid tribute to his beloved late son Isaac Coleman on what would have been his 15th birthday.
In an emotional post on Instagram on October 4, Daniel, 41, remembered Isaac who died in May after he was diagnosed with stage 3 mouth cancer.
"Isaac would have turned 15 today. It's been four and a half months since he passed, and the deep sense of loss has only gotten stronger," he wrote. "We talk about him constantly, and the reminiscing always brings such a strange mix of joy, pride, nostalgia and pain."
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He added, "Still, we are learning how to move forward as a family and have cherished all the stories and memories we've heard today from those that loved him."

#Instagram #today

Love Story and Unreal actress Constance Zimmer revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
The 55-year-old said she had ductal carcinoma in situ, also known as DCIS.
Zimmer said she had three surgeries and went on a press tour for Love Story while keeping the diagnosis secret.
Love Story and Entourage actress Constance Zimmer has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year — and kept her health development a secret while promoting the FX drama inspired by the relationship of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
In a lengthy Instagram post shared Sunday, the 55-year-old Unreal star opened up about her diagnosis, which she said came in March before she embarked on a lengthy press tour for Love Story.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Douglas, the award-winning actor and producer, recently turned 82. He is a cancer survivor, a recovered addict, a married man, the father and son of actors. He is also an author, who begins his memoir with a message of thanks to his family — past and present and future — for the "sense of immortality."
Immortality.
"Many times my father was asked, 'Kirk, are you jealous of your son?'" he said during a recent interview at a Manhattan hotel, referring to his late father, fellow actor and sometime combatant Kirk Douglas. "And he said, 'Jealous?' This is a sense of immortality, a continuity of generations.'"
Family is how Douglas anchors his legacy and his place in a world he fears is breaking down. But there are other ways to live on past your own time: starring in cultural touchstones like "Fatal Attraction" or "Basic Instinct," or writing a 500-page book that is called "One ****** uva Ride," a famous man's journey from rebellion and coming-of-age, to midlife success and transgression to the inevitable reckoning with mortality and past mistakes.
Publishing on Tuesday, his memoir is framed around the making of some of his most notable movies, including "Basic Instinct," "Fatal Attraction," "Falling Down," "Romancing the Stone" and two films that brought him Oscars: as a producer of best picture winner "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and as star of "Wall Street," when his turn as corporate raider Gordon Gekko brought him the prize for best actor and helped make "Greed is good" a catch phrase for the late 1980s.

#father #basic #instinct

Constance Zimmer spent part of 2026 promoting one of the most acclaimed roles of her career while privately undergoing treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis.
The 55-year-old UnREAL actress revealed on October 4 that she learned on March 13 that she had ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. Zimmer said she received the news during a Zoom appointment while she was away from home and immediately began thinking about how to tell her husband, Russ Lamoureux, and their daughter, Colette.
"The silence was deafening," Zimmer wrote in her Instagram announcement. What followed, she said, was an overwhelming stretch of medical consultations that eventually led to three surgeries in three consecutive weeks and radiation treatment.
Much of that happened while Zimmer was appearing publicly for FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, a performance that later earned her an Emmy nomination. Seven months after the diagnosis, Zimmer says she is cancer-free.
Zimmer described the period after her diagnosis as mentally exhausting as she sought opinions from several doctors about how to treat the DCIS.

#diagnosis #dcis

Constance Zimmer underwent three surgeries for breast cancer earlier this year.
Returning to Instagram to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Sunday, the Entourage actress revealed that she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or Stage 0 breast cancer, in March. Detected early, DCIS is when abnormal cells are contained inside the milk ducts and have not spread to surrounding tissue.
"The mental toll that followed was overwhelming on certain days as I began talking to many more doctors then I would've liked (sic)," she recalled. "Feeling like my options were limited and most suggested what was the quickest way to get this mass out ASAP, which was a mastectomy."
But after meeting Dr. Kristi Funk, Zimmer opted for a lumpectomy.
"She was the first doctor to make me feel like what I wanted mattered and that made me weep with joy," the 55-year-old continued. "It did take three surgeries - three weeks in a row, but she did it, she saved my breast and it looks good too!"
And while she was recovering from the operations, Zimmer was on the press tour for the FX show Love Story, in which she played Ann Messina Freeman, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's mother.

#year

Princess Charlene was joined by her brother for a heartfelt evening as she supported a cause close to her heart.
The Monegasque royal, 48, posed for pictures alongside her younger sibling, Gareth Wittstock, as the pair attended the Pink Ribbon Monaco Gala at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
Charlene was dressed elegantly in an all-white Emporio Armani suit with black heels and diamond drop earrings, while businessman Gareth donned a tuxedo with a pink bow tie.
During the ceremony, the pair helped to illuminate the Place du Casino in pink to mark the start of "Pink October" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Since 2024, Princess Charlene has been Honorary President of Pink Ribbon Monaco, which raises awareness and funds for female cancers research and prevention. The Monagesque palace confirmed that 24 buildings within the Principality will also be lit up in pink throughout the month.

#princess #ribbon #monegasque

Kate Middleton showed that green is one of her go-to colors for fall. While visiting the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London, England, on September 11, 2026, the Princess of Wales arrived in a green apple midi dress by the British brand Suzannah London. The silk dress, known as the Flippy Wiggle Dress, featured black ****** ons running down the front with a tonal belt and short, capped sleeves. The dress was a re-wear for the royal; she first stepped out in the frock on May 18, 2023, while visiting the Anna Freud Centre in London. She likes that particular dress style so much that she also stepped out in a white version of the Flippy Wiggle dress with black detailing in July 2026. The white dress was Middleton's summer choice, while the green apple version is better suited to fall.
The hospital visit was a deeply personal one for the princess; Middleton received cancer treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in 2024, and so her visit during fall 2026 was an opportunity to connect with current patients and hospital staff. While it was obviously a very meaningful visit, it was also fitting that she chose to wear a green dress. In fashion, green symbolizes hope and new life, so her dress was a gesture of goodwill toward those in recovery.
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Kate Middleton has become an undisputed muse of fall fashion, and her enviable wardrobe provides endlessfall outfit inspo, featuring green as her signature color for the season. She wore the green apple Suzannah London dress on September 11, 2026, as proof. A few days earlier, on September 8, 2026, the princess wore a green Emilia Wickstead dress when she and Prince William dropped off Prince George for his first day at the elite boarding school, Eton College. It seems she's all about green for these meaningful events.

#green #september #hospital

Katie Thurston said her experience with "expedited dating" on The Bachelor helped her recognize what she wanted in a partner and led her to get engaged to Jeff Arcuri after five months of dating
She said that long-distance made their relationship feel more intentional through FaceTimes and texting
The couple eloped in their New York living room one month after she announced her breast cancer diagnosis
Katie Thurston knew exactly what she wanted when she found husband Jeff Arcuri.
The TV personality, 35, opened up on the Thursday, Oct. 1 episode of the Not Married to This podcast about her engagement to the stand-up comedian, 39, after five months of dating and how her experience with "expedited dating" on The Bachelor played a role in the process.

#expedited

Amanda Peet said an unusual skin change prompted an MRI months before her 2025 breast cancer diagnosis
A routine ultrasound six months later led to a biopsy and her stage 1 diagnosis
The actress underwent a lumpectomy and radiation and had her first clear scan in January
Amanda Peet is sharing the "weird" symptom she experienced months before her breast cancer diagnosis.
During an Thursday, Oct. 1, appearance on the Today show, the actress, 54, spoke to Savannah Guthrie about the events leading up to her diagnosis in the fall of 2025.

#amanda #cancer

Prince William has paid homage to the "incomparable" Dame Deborah James in a moving video message.
The Prince of Wales, 44, made a surprise appearance in a pre-recorded message at the inaugural Bowelbabe Fund Rebel Ball in London on what would have been the campaigner's 45th birthday.
He recalled: "What struck me was Deborah's positivity and humour in the face of adversity – what she liked to call 'rebellious hope'".
He described Dame Deborah, who died in 2022, as "an amazing woman" and said her Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK had achieved so much in the last four-and-a-half years, investing in pioneering research that was "giving more people more time with the ones they love".
Prince William addressed the room with a pre-recorded message (@ Simon Way)

#dame #james

Kat Timpf is expecting her second baby, more than a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer
Timpf shared the news on Sept. 23 via a stand-up comedy clip, joking, "Are you guys surprised? So was I"
The Gutfeld! panelist, 37, underwent a double mastectomy roughly a month after she gave birth in February 2025
Kat Timpf is expecting her second baby, more than a year after she underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer.
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Gutfeld! panelist, 37, announced via a clip of her stand-up comedy shared on Instagram that she was expecting her second child with husband Cameron Friscia.

#expecting #baby #year

Christy Carlson Romano is detailing the 2025 near-death experience in which she was shot in the face by stray birdshot at a clay-pigeon shooting range in Texas
The incident, along with an early-detection cancer scare in February, has taught her important lessons about resilience and personal growth
Romano's new memoir, Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star is out on Oct. 6
Christy Carlson Romano is opening up about the near-death experience that gave her a new outlook on life.
The actress, 42, delves into her "really crazy life experiences" in her new memoir, Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star (out Oct. 6) — from childhood stardom on Disney Channel hits Even Stevens, Kim Possible and Cadet Kelly to toxic relationships and substance abuse — and says she is still learning to embrace the hardships that come her way.

#carlson #romano #upon

Ben Affleck says losing both of his parents within the same year has changed the way he looks back at the family and home that shaped him. His father, Timothy Affleck, died in April, followed by his mother, Chris Anne Affleck, in June.
The actor addressed the losses publicly during the September 30 episode of Kerry Washington's Street You Grew Up On podcast. Affleck called losing both parents "sort of a big thing" and said it had caused him to revisit his childhood in ways that felt different from before.
Much of that shift centers on his mother, who died June 2 at age 83 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2025. After her death, Affleck discovered letters she had written to her own parents as a young woman and began reading about ambitions, interests and experiences that existed decades before he knew her as his mother.
That discovery gave Affleck a fuller view of what she later devoted to raising him and his younger brother, Casey. It also fit a broader change in perspective he has described as an adult. Seeing his parents not simply through the roles they played in his childhood, but as people with their own histories, struggles and capacity for change.
The letters came from Chris Anne's younger years, including periods when she was living in California and deciding what kind of work she wanted to pursue. PEOPLE reported that Affleck found references to possible careers in teaching and social work, protests and time spent traveling to Mississippi.

#losing #childhood

Alison Hall learned she had a 36% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer after taking an on-camera ******* sment inspired by Olivia Munn's story
An MRI and biopsies led to an early-stage diagnosis at age 32
She chose to undergo a double mastectomy and hopes her experience encourages younger women to advocate for additional screening
After her mother was treated for breast cancer when she was a teen, Alison Hall says she "thought there may be a risk that I would get breast cancer at some point in my life."
But as the Inside Edition reporter, now 34, tells PEOPLE, "I thought it was something I would deal with much later, at least in my 40s, if not 50s, 60s." Her doctors shared that view, telling Hall that she should start getting mammograms around the time she turned 40.

#cancer #inside #edition