uno shot from the past in which a child appears with her mother. Angelina Jolie come back little girl Instagram. And he does it for a specific reason: today, May 9, his mother Marcheline Bertrand would have turned 73. And, on the occasion of world ovarian cancer day, the Hollywood star launches an appeal to followers and women from all over the world: «Find time to take care of yourself».
Angelina Jolie, who was her mother Marcheline Bertrand
Same beauty, same passion for cinema. The actress Marcheline Bertrand «died 15 years ago, after a long fight against breast and ovarian cancer» remember the star on Instagram. She was only 56 years old. “My mother loved Hendrix. And she always signed her letters Kiss the Sky. She took on a new meaning after his death » she writes again. And it was precisely in her memory that he made one of the hardest decisions of her life to reduce the risk of getting cancer.
The call for prevention
“In June, I will be one month from the age at which she was diagnosed with the disease. I have had preventative surgeries to try and lessen the chances but I keep getting checkups» writes Jolie again on Instagram recalling her experience. I send my love to those who have lost loved ones and strength to those who are fighting right now for their lives and for those they love. And to the other women, please take the time to take care of yourself and get mammograms, blood tests or ultrasounds, especially if you have a family history of cancer,” adds the actress. She thus renews her call for the prevention of breast and ovarian cancer.
The story of Angelina Jolie
It’s not the first time the actress has made a similar appeal to women. After sharing her story, in fact, the actress has become a symbol and icon of prevention against these types of cancer. After her mother, Angelina lost her aunt in 2013 due to the same disease. The same year the actress, after being found to be a carrier of the BRCA1 gene which increases the risk of contracting breast cancer, decided to undergo a preventive double mastectomy. Two years later, she decided to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as well. And in 2019, in an article published in Time, she told his story about her.
«A choice to dedicate more years to my children»
«I just feel like I’ve made choices to increase my odds of being here to see my kids grow up and meet my grandchildren,” wrote the actress. She thus revealing the goal of these preventive interventions: “My hope is to devote as many years as possible to their lives and to be here for them,” she said, referring to her six children. “I have lived more than a decade without a mother. She only met a few of her grandchildren and was often too sick to play with them,” Jolie continued in her article. «My mother battled the disease for a decade and reached her 50s. My grandmother died at 40. I hope my choices allow me to live a little longer».
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