If you know me, you know that nothing embarrasses me. Anything could happen to me on live television, and I sincerely don't care.

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.

I wasn't prepared to get a mammogram until I was 40 years old, like I'd been told. I never in my wildest dreams expected anything to be wrong.

Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride.

A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list.

I started realizing I could be an example for women to not just be aware of breast cancer but to act on it. To make an appointment, to give themselves an exam.

This face. What is it like to wake up to this face?