That follow-up revealed stage three breast cancer.
“I just needed to process it.”
As a result, she became an inspiration for women around the world.
“I am that one in eight in my friend group,” Sidner admitted.
“Stage three is not a death sentence anymore for the vast majority of women,” Sidner said.
Sidner surprisingly also said that she actually thanked cancer for choosing her, because it completely changed her outlook.
“I am still madly in love with this life.”
“Do your self-exams,” she added.
“venture to catch it before I did.”
Sidner has also appeared publicly several times in 2024, to spread the message of early detection.
She then acknowledged the importance of staying alert.
Sidner also warned that waiting can put people in a much worse situation later.
“I was like, ‘I need to know, am I gonna die?’
He goes, ‘You will be fine,’ and that’s the first time that I cried.”
Sidner stressed the importance of being understanding when dealing with loved ones battling breast cancer.
Though having reassurance of support is important, it can be tough to respond to each and every message.
“Reach out in such a way that doesn’t demand or require a response,” Sidner suggested.
“Everybody gets different drugs and has different issues,” Sidner revealed.
“But for me, the first couple of infusions, I was fine.”
But not long after the fourth treatment, she began to get sick.
“This is a real lesson about what real self-care is.”
One of those stories was in October 2024, when Sidner allowedEntertainment Tonightto document her last cancer treatment.
Before the treatment began, Sidner pointed out the discoloration on her chest, a direct result of radiation.
Sidner then gave some valuable advice to women watching her interview.
“Because I did that.”
She suggested that women seeing any change in their chest to ask their doctor for a mammogram immediately.
She also stated what she learned from her ordeal.
“You’ve got one…one life, that’s it,” the CNN anchor shared.
