Aniela McGuinness: Choosing to Laugh at What Life Gives Her

This Breastcancer.org podcast features Aniela McGuinness, an actress and the creator of the My Breast Choice blog. Aniela knew she had an abnormal BRCA1 gene and lost her mother to ovarian cancer in 2013. A year and a half later, at age 31, Aniela was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer, three days before her appointment to schedule a preventive double mastectomy. Listen to the podcast to here Aniela talk about: why she decided to create her blog and YouTube channel how she uses humor to get cope with things that upset her how she came up with the idea for her mastectomy photo series her Halloween costume and why Halloween is the best holiday for people with cancer