It was a huge shock when my mum was diagnosed. She was 49 when she found a lump in one of her breasts and sensed something was wrong. At the time, we did a breast cancer campaign together. I still do a lot of charity runs.
My friend had a funny remark; he told me everybody has something – some people have a big butt, some people are insecure and at least you know what it is, even if it’s a lump on your head. I know I have a lump on my head.
I lump Canada and the States together. I like good old North American boys.
I think it’s very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can’t lump everyone together as a fan – there are different types of fans – but I think it’s important to speak to them and get to know them.
People often lump radio and television together because they are both broadcast mediums. But radio, anyway, and the radio I do for NPR, is much closer to writing than it is to television.
It’s the same as any role and I find that you can’t lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.
Good singing is learning how to transmit learning musical information with your voice in a way that everybody can relate to. But as a woman you just get a lot of criticism because everyone sees you like a raw lump of clay that needs some help.
Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, ‘This is who I am – like it or lump it.’ There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.
One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large lump of ice to show these strangers from the tropics.
In June 1992, I discovered a lump in my breast. A subsequent mammogram, ultrasound and a needle biopsy proved negative. But my instinct said it still didn’t feel right, so I had a lumpectomy. I then got the news that it was cancer.
I’ve been blessed with pretty strong stamina and healthy genes, so I’d call myself sensible. I’ve had regular mammograms ever since I found a lump in my breast when I was 30. Thankfully, all was well.
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