Don’t miss my candid conversation on the Women’s Eye podcast with Inside Edition correspondent Alison Hall, who shares how reporting on actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer journey led to her own breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy, which ultimately played a role in saving her life.
“Everybody has had a journey of varied experiences in their lives. But I think it’s really highlighted for me that no matter what I go through, no matter how hard things are, I have the ability to stay true to myself and move through really difficult situations in a way that makes me very proud of myself.”
—Alison Hall
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Alison Hall, the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, never imagined that, at 32, she would face a “roller coaster ride of fear; anxiety, dread and gratitude.” But her husband called it, “the best bad news.” Learning the shocking diagnosis so early, Hall says her risk of future breast cancer is now below three percent.
As a former Inside Edition correspondent, I was so happy to meet Alison, who was already back to work just weeks after her surgery! (Plus, we are the only story coordinators and producers to be promoted as on-air reporters at Inside Edition!)
As a fellow journalist, I understand what it’s like to participate in an important story. But rarely do you become the story.
While she shared her breast cancer risk assessment results, breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent double mastectomy on Inside Edition, CBS Mornings, The Drew Barrymore Show and countless other outlets, Hall says she never realized she would connect with so many women.
I knew instantly that if I could help one other person, even to just go and take the test, or go get a mammogram or a screening test in any way—no matter the result—I knew that I wanted to be a part of that, just as that had happened for me. But I will say, it was not an easy decision to make.”
Photo: Courtesy Alison Hall
Alison and I discuss:
- How she made these difficult life decisions
- The breast cancer risk assessment test
- How she kept a positive attitude
- How to find ‘glimmers’
- The word brave
“I do believe now that I am brave. Maybe sometimes we think of being brave as something that is absent of fear, and the reality is, I was absolutely terrified for months, but I did the scary thing anyways, and along the way I looked for joy, and I looked for those ‘glimmers.’ I think anybody can do that.”
Please join us for this important, inspiring, and insightful chat with “glimmer girl” (as I now call her!) Alison Hall on The Women’s Eye Podcast.
For more information about Alison and her ongoing journey, follow her here:
Website: alisonhallreporting.com insideedition.com
Instagram: @alisonhallreporting
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