What defines you a true woman? It is not style, not personality, not culture. I ask my friends this and they told me it’s how they feel about themselves. It’s how well they carry themselves and breast plays a part. It defines them as a women. There is no right or wrong of what you think. It is HOW you think of yourself as a woman. What if you need to lose the thing that defines you a true woman? Angelina Jolie said she do not feel any less of a woman when being ask recently on her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy.

Angelina Jolie had come forward to the public to share her story about her secret surgery that had happened in between 2nd February to 27th April 2013. Having to lost her mother who had been battling with cancer for a decade and passed away at the young age of 57, she took a genetic diagnosis and DNA profiling which allow patients at high risk of inherited diseases to be identified so that they can take preventive action. From the diagnosis she was told that she carry a faulty gene – BRCA1 which increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Her doctor had estimated that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. So her medical choice was to do a double mastectomy which decreases her chances of having a breast cancer from 87 percent down to 5 percent.

Angelina opted for nipple preserving surgery known as “nipple delay”. The procedure began on 2nd Feb. Nipple Delay rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. According to her she was in a lot of pain and bruising but it increases the chance of saving the nipple. Even days after the surgery she appears on the red carpet for The American Society of Cinematographers 27th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards while the whole world is still clueless on what she had been through. Then 2 weeks later she undergo a major surgery which can take 8 hours to remove breast tissue and temporary fillers are put in place. 9 weeks later which is 27th April Angelina Jolie went for reconstruction surgery of the breasts with an implant. During that 9 weeks she make an appearance for G8 Summit on 11th April. That’s a few weeks ago her major surgery.

I understand that her decision to undergo this preventive double mastectomy is for the children. She have 6 kids and the last thing she want is to lose her life because of breast cancer. She had the courage to make this decision and undergo all the surgery thanks to her partner who had been very loving and supportive towards her decision. Brad is said to be at Pink Lotus Breast Center, where she was treated and being with her on every minute of the surgeries.

I lost my aunt to breast cancer on 23rd December 2012. I have never lost anyone close up till last year. Our family knew about the cancer but we always lie to ourself that she will be fine despite knowing that she was at stage 4. The cancer had since spread to lungs, kidney, liver, brain and the last attack was back bone cancer which paralyze her from waist down. She was admitted to the hospital again but I couldn’t took leave to go to the hospital. This would be the first time I couldn’t see her in the hospital. A few days later she was discharged and I told mum I must visit her for the last time before it’s too late. I reached her house around 12.30pm. Her condition wasn’t that great. She was panting for breath. Chinese believe that when someone is panting for breath means she will be dying soon. So we started to call each and every siblings of hers to visit her for the last time. The answers we got was pretty depressing – haven’t lunch and busy. My parents and I stay outside her room crying. We knew she will be leaving soon. My uncle who is the husband quickly rush out to fetch their eldest son who is working part timely as it’s school holiday. The younger son and daughter is called to be by her bed side. Mum and I went in to the room as the crying from the children is getting intense. I turned to ask mum why isn’t aunt panting anymore. Mum take a look and we realize aunt had just passed away.

My aunt’s passing had been very hard on me. I spent a full 3 days at the funeral parlour despite mum telling me to go work. I refuse. I still remember at that time I don’t care if my bosses are angry or if I will get fired. I just wasn’t in the mood and I just want to be with my aunt. I cried my hearts out for 3 days. And I couldn’t stop crying since then. I cried every morning driving to work and I cry myself to sleep every night. I speak about my aunt as if she’s still here with us. It doesn’t feel as if she had left us although this month marks the 5th month since her passing. It’s hard to accept death. I am certainly not someone that are good with saying goodbye. I can still vividly remember my aunt’s face lying inside the coffin looking calm and painless. I know well she is now in the hands of God but I’m greedy. I want to keep her longer by our side.

I can understand why Angelina Jolie makes the decision that some might think she is insane. She loves her family a lot than to see them suffer if she were to leave the world. I might not be as brave as her but she had my fullest respect and support.

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Just when I thought Katy Perry and hubby Russell Brand is going strong, I heard from the radio that they’re getting a divorce after 14 months of marriage!

It has been said that Russell didn’t approve of her partying lifestyle and new claims suggest that he told her to ‘tone it down’. A source said the bickering between them started not long after they tied the knot and while Brand is more of a homebody, having given up his partying ways many years ago, Perry loved going out and they would row when he wanted to leave an event early. He also never apparently liked her friends such as the fun-loving singer Rihanna. Katy called Rihanna as soon as she heard Russell was filing for divorce. Katy was embarrassed about calling her parents as they’d been so against Russell in the first place, but Rihanna was a great support for her and she really helped to calm her down.

The breakup seems to be weighing heavily on the actor who looked glum as he exited the Savoy Hotel.

I find it funny that Katy wanted her husband to file for divorce so that she didn’t have to be the one to end their marriage and disappoint her evangelical Christian parents. Wtf? And while Russell spend Christmas alone in UK while Katy was holidaying in Hawaii. It is also rumored that the couple agreed to split a few weeks ago, but waited to file papers until they were both out of the country.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2080720/Katy-Perry-divorce-Russell-Brand-looks-glum-leaving-London-hotel.html#ixzz1iNf0DuIR

Russell said in his statement: ‘Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I’ll always adore her and I know we’ll remain friends.’
His legal team filed court documents at the Superior Court in Los Angeles yesterday citing ‘irreconcilable differences.’
The divorce documents, which refer to Perry by her give name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, show there are ‘community property assets,’ suggesting there may not be a pre-nuptial agreement in place.

Katy is worth £28million, a fortune that industry insiders said has rocked recently to at least £45million due to her non-stop touring and commercial ventures. Russell on the other hand has a net worth of about £11million from his stand-up tours and a string of movies including Get Him To The Greek and the remake of the Dudley Moore film Arthur. It was claimed that Russell will be getting about £20million from his divorce, as he is in line for the huge lump sum in a 50/50 split of the couple’s earnings even after just 14 months of marriage.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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