Tina Knowles has lengthy entertained the web together with her corny jokes, however there’s one factor she’s very critical about: mammograms.
In an interview with Individuals printed on Tuesday, Knowles revealed that she was identified with stage 1 breast most cancers in her left breast. The analysis got here after she missed her authentic mammogram appointment attributable to COVID-19 — a journey she shared in her new e book, “Matriarch.”
“I struggled with whether I would share that journey [in the book] because I’m very private. But I decided to share it because I think it’s a lot of lessons in it for other women,” she stated to the outlet. “And I think as women, sometimes we get so busy and we get so wrapped up and running around, but you must go get your test. Because if I had not gotten my test early, I mean, I shudder to think what could have happened to me.”
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Whereas sitting with Gayle King for CBS Morning on Tuesday, Knowles began to get “emotional” recounting her expertise.
“I’ve always tried to take care of myself, and I was in disbelief,” she confessed.
Through the dialog, King shared that docs had discovered two tumors — one benign, the opposite malignant.
“It was stage 1, which I thought was the earliest stage, and when I told my sister she said, ‘No, there’s a zero,’” Knowles revealed.
Had she not missed her authentic appointment, Knowles famous, the most cancers may need been caught on the elusive “zero stage.”
“Thank God it was still very small, hadn’t spread, it was a very slow spreading cancer,” she stated.
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The mom of Beyoncé and Solange went on to share that she had a lumpectomy to take away the tumor. Her daughters, ever a beacon of assist, have been by her facet through the journey — lightening with a gentle stream of humorous movies, together with one from influencer Queen Jools. In a second of emotional grounding, in addition they sang the gospel track, “Walk With Me.”
“It’s about God walking with you into something and protecting you,” Knowles stated. “They sung that song, and I went in there feeling just like God got me.”
