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I never thought I was pretty enough. I was kind of tall and lanky. I don't mind it now, but back in the day I hated it. I would tell myself that what I think is ugly at 17 is actually what's going to be pretty about me later. ”
You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation. ”
For me it was just more important to get the cancer out. With the double mastectomy I now have less than one per cent chance of getting it back, otherwise it was 20, 30 or 40 per cent chance and for me it wasn't worth it. ”
There is a bigger plan for us. There is some reason we haven't had a kid. Our kid hasn't come yet for some reason. We really believe that. ”
Through my attempt to get pregnant through IVF, we sadly found out that I have early stages of breast cancer. It's been a shock. ”
Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride. ”
We've gotten probably 40 women who have offered to be surrogates. ”
There are thin girls with infertility issues, normal sized girls with infertility issues and overweight girls with infertility issues. Unless your doctor tells you your weight is affecting you in some way... once the doctor rules it out, that's really not it. ”
To finally get that call from the doctor that you're pregnant and you're having a baby.... It was just another world. ”
I'm from Naples. I was born in a poor neighborhood and I always, in my heart, felt like it would be amazing to be able to adopt a child from Naples. I could give someone the opportunity I had. I would love to give back in that way and pay it forward. ”