"I've breast most cancers. It’s a tough factor to say, but it surely’s simpler than protecting it to myself," Shearer shared through Instagram on Wednesday.
Clea Shearer, one half of Get Organized With The Residence Edit duo, has revealed she was identified with breast most cancers.
In an Instagram publish shared Thursday by which she shares a picture of herself sporting a gown from Nashville’s Vanderbilt Breast Heart, Shearer mirrored on the information. “I've breast most cancers. It’s a tough factor to say, but it surely’s simpler than protecting it to myself,” she wrote.
Shearer additionally shared that she’ll be present process a double mastectomy this week.
“I discovered a lump myself the final week of February,” Shearer detailed of studying the information. Regardless of attempting to make an appointment together with her OB for “a number of months” and telling them she found a lump, Shearer mentioned “they couldn’t accommodate me.” She continued, “I needed to request a mammogram from my common physician, which led to an ultrasound, after which an emergency triple biopsy.”
Shearer defined that she discovered she has “two tumors, 1 cm every, which might be aggressive and fast paced — however I caught it early. Had I not taken this upon myself, I'd be in a very totally different state of affairs proper now.”
Although sharing her prognosis publicly is a “private alternative,” Shearer mentioned that by sharing the information, it makes the “most cancers really feel purposeful.” She then inspired others to “self-examine frequently, self-advocate at all times, and to prioritize your well being over your busy schedules.”
“It’s additionally vital to notice that I used to be below 40 when these tumors fashioned, and don't have any historical past of breast most cancers in my household. Even when most cancers feels unbelievable, it’s nonetheless very attainable,” she famous.
Regardless of sustaining constructive spirits, Shearer admits that that wasn’t initially the case, recalling having “why me” emotions after being instructed the information. However after giving it some thought, she started considering, “‘truthfully, why NOT me?!’ I've all of the assist, sources, and a platform to assist different individuals by way of this. So if anybody has to have breast most cancers, I’ll gladly let or not it's me. Thanks for being on this journey. I like our neighborhood, and also you imply extra to me than you’ll ever know. xo, Clea.”
Shearer’s prognosis comes amid the discharge of the second season of Netflix’s Get Organized With The Residence Edit. Shearer and Joanna Teplin’s firm was acquired by Reese Witherspoon’s Whats up Sunshine in February.