Amanda Peet opened up about the silent fight against breast cancer last fall while dealing with her parents being in hospice care.
The 54-year-old actress shared her experience in The New Yorker, talking about how overwhelming it all was.
Amanda discovered she had cancer after a routine scan showed something unusual.
“For many years, I have been told that I have ‘dense’ and ‘busy’ breasts…they need extra monitoring,” Peet wrote.
A biopsy confirmed a small stage 1 tumor that was hormone receptor positive and HER2 negative.
A second lump turned out to be harmless, requiring only a lumpectomy and radiation.
At the same time, the star’s parents were in hospice care on different coasts while she flew to New York and saw her father’s body after his death, and then returned to Los Angeles to be with her mother during her final days.
He Your friends and neighbors The star described connecting with her mother, sharing wordless moments before her passing.
Peet, who is married to David Benioff and has three children, shared that the experience was emotionally tough but also gave her a new perspective on life.
She described the mix of fear, pain and hope she felt when facing cancer and the loss of her parents.
Amanda’s story shows her courage and the strength she found during an incredibly difficult time.
