SAra Sider, an anchor and CNN correspondent, is directly from the war areas, political uprisings, and natural disasters. But placing herself in the main headlines was more nerve.
Live staring at the camera, Sidner announced through Broadcast in January 2024 It was diagnosed with breast cancer in the third stage. She urged women – especially black women, who noticed that they were almost 40 % more than white women to die from the disease– To get an examination and “arrest it before I do.”
Sidner, 52, did not plan to be very public; Initially, she thought she would quietly keep the news and the muscle by recovering. But when I learned that the cancer was advanced enough to require intense treatment, I realized that there was no way to keep the situation for itself. Instead, I decided to tell the world.
Sidiner says that talking publicly about her authenticity is “uncomfortable.” “It puts yourself in this very weak position where you know that there is likely to be negative comments. But I don’t care. Live, helping someone else to live through this, is much greater strength.”
Sidner used its platform to exchange intimate details of its treatment, publishing about chemotherapy, surgery and radiation on Instagram and even allowing Cameras in the room For the last radiation session. She says that the goal is to remove mystery from what can be a terrifying process – especially for women who are colored, who tend to be It was diagnosed when the disease is more advancedTherefore, it is difficult to treat, compared to white women. This is true for several reasons, Including the differences in the social and economic situation and access to medical careBut the stigma of shame also plays a role. “Especially in black society, and some other colors, there is a shame around it. There is a fear about the word only cancerSidiner says. “People are concerned that they look at it as weak.”
Sidner has proven that facing cancer is, in fact, about strength. At one point, I kept A bucket from the anchor office for it If you feel nauseous on the air. It is also He went to run six weeks after dual breast removal. She even thanked the disease for “choosing” and turning her outlook to life. “We do not have a lot of time in our birth and our death,” she says. “Do you want to be filled with tension and anxiety about things that you cannot control or do not deserve your time? Or do you want to wake up in the morning and say,” Thank you? “I chose the latter.”
Although she has done with treatments at the present time, Sidner has not been accomplished with the invitation. After that, you want to raise awareness about the long tail to recover cancer, which includes years of medicines as well as early menopause. “This is something we need to talk more about,” she says. “I want women to know that they are very amazing, flexible and beautiful in their ability to see and work through it.”
