Linda Evangelista, 58, has had cancer twice in the past five years. – I know I have one foot in the grave, you say.
Canadian Evangelista, who was among the world’s most sought-after models in the 1990s, had never spoken about the disease before.
Now the veil is lightened on the contrary Wall Street Journal.
The 58-year-old admits that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, after undergoing a routine examination. Mammography examinationMammography examinationA mammogram is an X-ray examination of the breast.
Then she chose to have both breasts removed.
– I thought I was healthy for the rest of my life. Breast cancer wasn’t supposed to kill me, says Evangelista.
Four years later, she received new, depressing news. The cancer has returned, this time in the chest muscles.
Evangelista says she gave surgeons a clear message:
– I don’t want to look pretty, I want you to dig. When you’re done, I want a hole in my chest. Do you understand me? I will not die from this.
The operation was performed, and the veteran model says the prognosis is good.
However, she explains, her oncologist warned her that there was a high chance she might relapse.
“I know I have one foot in the grave, but I’m in the mood to party right now anyway,” says Evangelista.
When Evangelista did Back to the catwalk last fall – During New York Fashion Week – It’s been 15 years since her last fashion show.
And the 58-year-old was open before coming back that the plastic surgery must have disfigured a large part of her body. People were among the media that reported the diagnosis PAH (paradoxical adipose hyperplasia)PAH (paradoxical adipose hyperplasia)Paradoxical lipomatosis is a rare side effect of a cosmetic procedure called cryolipolysis, which results in a lump or swelling under the skin..
Evangelista appears on several pages of the Wall Street Journal, and she herself shares photos from her photoshoot Instagram.
«Many thanks to the WSJ Mag team and James Reginato for telling this storywrites the 58-year-old.
“Steven and I played,” she wrote, referring to fashion photographer Steven Meisel, 69, with whom she has worked throughout her career.
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