Alison Corridor meets Olivia Munn after life-saving breast most cancers analysis, thanks her for “present of early detection”
“Inside Version” correspondent Alison Corridor says actress Olivia Munn saved her life by sharing her breast most cancers story publicly, main Corridor to hunt testing that detected her personal early-stage most cancers.
Corridor was recognized with stage zero breast most cancers after taking a breast most cancers danger evaluation take a look at following Munn’s advocacy for early detection. The analysis got here throughout Corridor’s first MRI screening.
“I had no concept that this story would actually save my life,” Corridor stated. “To get this early analysis, she actually gave me the present of early detection by sharing her story.”
The 2 ladies met for the primary time Saturday at Leon’s restaurant in Greenwich Village, the place they filmed their encounter for broadcast. Corridor stated Munn had been reaching out privately over latest months, even sending a restoration care bundle after Corridor’s surgical procedure.
“We had by no means truly met so we actually wished to fulfill, and we thought, you already know what, let’s movie this and share this particular bond and this particular story with everybody,” Corridor stated.
Corridor underwent a double mastectomy in January, adopted by reconstructive surgical procedure in Could. She stated catching the most cancers at such an early stage allowed her to keep away from chemotherapy and radiation, remedies her mom required when she battled stage 2B breast most cancers 20 years in the past.
“For me, catching it at such an early stage and with the ability to deal with it and take a safety measure, to have peace of thoughts for the remainder of my life whereas persevering with with yearly screens, it actually felt like a present,” Corridor stated.
Corridor additionally collected letters from different ladies who credited Munn’s openness with encouraging them to hunt testing. She gathered seven letters, saying she believes a whole lot extra ladies worldwide have been equally impacted.
She additionally acknowledged the continuing nature of surviving most cancers.
“As I am studying as a most cancers survivor, you by no means actually really feel performed. You are at all times wanting over your shoulder. I will be going to the physician at the least yearly to guarantee that every part’s okay,” she stated. “However I do really feel actually good and happy with myself that I am by way of this actually arduous half.”
The correspondent mirrored on her first time placing on a showering swimsuit, telling her husband that she felt lovely in it.
“Physique picture for girls is a very large deal. It is one thing that I’ve labored on for my complete life. After which this life occasion occurs, and you must type of reframe your thoughts with it,” Corridor stated. “I actually see my new physique as one thing to be happy with. It showcases all that I have been by way of.”
Corridor’s full report will air on Wednesday on “Inside Version.” The present airs at totally different instances throughout the U.S., and viewers can examine native listings for broadcast schedules.
