Actress Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”) revealed this Friday (2/9) through her social networks that she has cancer. She is already undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that originates in the cells of the lymphatic system. discovered six months ago.
In the text, she also says she is “privileged” to have health insurance, unlike many Americans. “Almost every family in the United States has had cancer at one time or another and many don’t have access to the quality health care I’m receiving, and that’s not fair.”
By posting a calm and smiling photo alongside the information, Jane Fonda tried to convey optimism about coping with the disease. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” she said.
Therefore, he says that the treatment will not interfere with his daily life, currently divided between films and struggles in favor of environmental protection and climate change.
“We are experiencing the most important moment in human history because what we do or don’t do now will determine the kind of future we have and I will not allow cancer to stop me from doing everything I can, using all Ho tools, and that includes continuing to build communities and find new ways to use our collective strength to bring about change. “
Even so, she claims the disease shook her to the reality of her age.
“Cancer is a teacher and I am paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. One thing it has shown me is the importance of community. To grow and deepen the community so that we are not alone. And cancer, along with my age – almost 85 years old – definitely teaches the importance of adapting to new realities, “he added.
Since the end of the “Grace & Frankie” series on Netflix in April, Jane Fonda has shot the comedies “Moving On”, by Paul Weitz (“A Big Boy”), which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, “Eighty for Brady. “. , still without a preview date, and the continuation of “Do Jeito que Elas Querem” (2018), with a premiere scheduled for May 2023.
Source: Terra
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