Olivia Munn is talking candidly about how she’s doing amid her breast most cancers journey.
“I’ve been eager to reply everybody’s questions on my breast most cancers journey for fairly a little bit of time now,” Munn, 46, stated in an Instagram video. “So that is going to be my first in my sequence. I’ve simply been ready for like, ‘When’s the appropriate time?’ like, ‘When do I not look exhausted?’”
Munn obtained her breast most cancers prognosis in 2023, however opted to maintain her journey non-public till the next 12 months.
“That is therapeutic for me too as a result of I do know that simply merely speaking about my breast most cancers journey goes to be useful for somebody on the market,” she stated. “As a result of each time I felt misplaced at first of my journey, I might look on-line and I might see one other lady speaking about it, and it gave me just a bit bit extra hope that issues could be OK.”
Munn shared that the query she will get requested probably the most is how she’s doing at the moment, including that she’s “doing actually good” proper now.
“Now I believe most people who find themselves going by way of any kind of most cancers can let you know that every single day is completely different,” Munn defined. “Typically you are feeling such as you’re actually on an upswing after which there are different instances if you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, that is so troublesome. How is that this nonetheless so onerous?’”
Whereas juggling her well being, Munn famous that she’s elevating her two kids with husband John Mulaney, is filming and touring with the comic as he’s working. (Munn and Mulaney, 43, are dad and mom to son Malcolm, 4, and daughter Mei, 22 months. The couple welcomed their daughter through gestational surrogate.)
“With regards to the medical facet, I went right into a surgical menopause — which I’ll speak about in one other video — and which means I went from not being menopausal or perimenopausal to only prompt menopause,” she defined. “And never solely that, however I’m on one other treatment known as an aromatase inhibitor that shuts down testosterone manufacturing that turns into estrogen in my physique. These medicines are very troublesome.”
She continued, “It’s the stuff we’ve to do after the massive hurdles which might be sort of like, there’s large hurdles and there’s like lengthy hurdles. And I’m within the lengthy hurdle proper now.”
Munn shared that she “can’t wait” to proceed her video sequence, noting that she’s taken “a variety of strain” off of herself by posting the preliminary one and promised to reply any questions sooner or later.
“Welcome to the worst membership with the most effective members,” she captioned the submit. “I heard that after I used to be identified with breast most cancers and it turned out to be true. The sisterhood I’ve discovered of ladies who’ve battled/are at the moment battling the identical battle are probably the most unimaginable, beneficiant, supportive individuals I’ve ever met. I’ve spoken loads publicly about each step I’ve taken on this path and I nonetheless get plenty of questions. I hope making this sequence to stay on my web page will assist anybody going by way of this and in addition anybody who is aware of somebody going by way of this. 🤍🩷.”



