11. Angelina Changed After Her Double Mastectomy
In February 2013, Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy after discovering that she indeed carried the gene BRCA1. This gene, caused the actress to be at risk of contracting breast cancer, and so Jolie did what was best for herself as well as her family, and removed the faulty tissues.
Jolie also discovered upon her visit to the doctor, that she had a 50% chance of being attained by ovarian cancer. Jolie’s own mother, Marcheline Bertrand, past away from ovarian cancer back in 2007, and it was her dying wish for her daughter to be more vigilant when it came to this heredity disease, and so Jolie fulfilled her mother’s wish by removing her own ovaries in 2015.
After going through such difficult surgeries, Jolie has completely changed her views on life. She feels truly blessed to be able to live and to be in a position where she can help the world she lives in. Going through such a drastic change and being able to view life in a different light has made Jolie see that life is short.
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