When Stephanie Kelly learned that she had tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, which signals a strong likelihood of developing cancer, and decided to get a preventive double mastectomy, she stayed strong by thinking of another heroic female — Wonder Woman.
“I have always loved Wonder Woman, and during this time I began to joke that I was going to be like Wonder Woman and be strong and unfazed by the things I needed to do that scared me,” Kelly, 42, tells People. “Friends and family sent me little gifts of Wonder Woman figurines, cards, clothes, even a full robe. It...
“I have always loved Wonder Woman, and during this time I began to joke that I was going to be like Wonder Woman and be strong and unfazed by the things I needed to do that scared me,” Kelly, 42, tells People. “Friends and family sent me little gifts of Wonder Woman figurines, cards, clothes, even a full robe. It...
- 10/16/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
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