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Amy & T.J.

Breast Cancer and Beyond

Amy & T.J.

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4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

It was 11 years ago during October and Breast Cancer Awareness month when that on air mammogram brought Amy her own diagnosis. 
 
Today, Amy continues her mission to remove the fear and instead inspire and inform.
 
Actress, producer, Nicole Eggert,  has a powerful message of finding hope and thriving through life's darkest moments.
 
Also, Amy’s close friend Morgan Mitchell returns with an announcement she once thought impossible and surprises us all with a special guest!
 
As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, let this episode remind you to prioritize your health—grab those pumpkins and schedule your mammogram today!

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0:00.0

Life is so much more than a diagnosis.

0:04.0

It's about sharing time with those you love,

0:06.0

hanging with friends who lift you up,

0:08.0

and experiencing all those moments that bring you joy.

0:11.0

All hits, no skips. Learn more about K-K-A-L-I-O-I-O-I-K-L-I-com and talk to your doctor to see if

0:20.8

K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-Skali is right for you. So long live singing to the oldies, jamming out to something

0:25.7

new and everything in between.

0:30.9

Welcome everyone to a very special episode of Amy and TJ and this is in honor of

0:40.2

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

0:42.5

I think many of you probably know my story and the significance of October 1st for me.

0:47.6

11 years ago, I walked in and had my very first mammogram as an assignment, a work assignment, so I went into a

0:55.8

mamma van in the middle of Times Square for a segment on Good Morning America just to show women

1:01.7

that getting a mammogram isn't that scary it isn't that

1:04.4

painful and so much so that I was willing to do it on live television and I thought I

1:08.6

was doing it as a public service for other women who might find their breast cancer.

1:14.1

Well, it turns out a few weeks later,

1:16.2

I myself on October 30th was diagnosed

1:19.3

ultimately with stage 2 invasive breast cancer. and that led to a series of doctors visits and

1:27.4

surgeries but I ended up with a double mastectomy. I had six months eight

1:32.0

rounds of chemotherapy I had six months eight rounds of chemotherapy. I had several reconstructive

1:35.9

surgeries and today 11 years later I can proudly say that my cancer is in

1:41.8

remission and that I've had many, many blood tests over the years and so far so good on those

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