A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. They'd call me the mafia princess, so I rolled with it for the rest of high school. People even joke about it today.

If you are strong enough as a couple, reality shows can be a good thing for the relationship.

I would like to take the stigma away. 'Mastectomy' the word seemed so scary to me at first. After doing research and seeing the advancements, the surgery has come a long way from 20 years ago. The results can be incredible.

I would love to interview Roberto Benigni just so I could tell him how much his movie, life is beautiful, meant to me.

I have a new found respect for women who have been through breast cancer and this surgery.

One of my first thoughts I had when I started considering the mastectomy was, 'What am I going to look like?' And then, 'What will my husband think?

I want to encourage everyone to be proactive with their health and get checked out.