Sarah Ferguson reveals breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes surgery
Global News
'I'm taking this as a real gift to me to change my life, to nurture myself,' the Duchess of York said on her podcast ahead of her mastectomy surgery.
Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, The Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has undergone mastectomy surgery.
She shared her diagnosis in a prerecorded episode of her new podcast Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah. The podcast was taped the day before her single mastectomy.
“I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked,” she said on the episode, which was released over the weekend.
“I’m taking this as a real gift to me to change my life, to nurture myself,” said added, saying it was time to start “taking myself seriously” and “stop trying to fix everyone else.”
“Now is my chance,” she said. “This extraordinary position I’m in right now — it means there’s no choice.
Ferguson, 63, who was previously married to Prince Andrew, said she received the diagnosis following a routine mammogram screening.
“I can’t make another excuse. I have to go through this operation and I have to be well and strong. And therefore no choice is the best choice,” she told listeners.