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"When I heard the C word, I initially thought to myself,   game over, " recalls Katherine Han, of the moment she was diagnosed in 2020. "Eventually, that feeling would change to   game changer   and   wake-up call. " The water is frigid. I have fallen through the ice and am gasping for air. Am I drowning? Will I be able to find the hole in the surface of the frozen pond? I wake up in a deep sweat. Another dream, the same dream. I always wake up before I make it to the surface, so I never know if I survived. This dream is not entirely random; it actually happened when I was 10 years old. I fell through the ice of a frozen pond in the dead of winter in New Jersey. In real life, I made it to the surface and was pulled out to safety. I have been having this dream for months now ever since I was diagnosed with  breast cancer  in July 2020.  No one can rescue me this time. I am no longer 10, but 52 years old. I will save myself. After all, I am the one who d...

  Christie Brinkley Says She Has 'Acute Angle Closure'—And Doctors Treated It By 'Drilling a Hole' in Her Eye The 67-year-old supermodel recently underwent surgery for a serious type of glaucoma that "could have resulted in vision loss." Christie Brinkley is using a recent  eye health  scare to raise awareness for adding an eye exam to your yearly physical. CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES On Wednesday, the 67-year-old supermodel revealed that she recently underwent surgery after being diagnosed with acute  angle closure , a type of glaucoma that can potentially result in loss of vision if left untreated. "[I] want you to read this, so you will always be able to!" Brinkley started the post. "I just discovered that I have something called Acute Angle Closure. I only found out because I included an eye exam as part of my yearly physical check up and my brilliant ophthalmologist spotted this problem." She went on to explain that the condition is treatable...

  Rachel Brosnahan Talks Mrs. Maisel, Mental Health and Setting Boundaries From finally slowing down to learning to set boundaries, the star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel shares how she takes care of herself. As Midge Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan plays a fast-talking New Yorker who has jokes for days. In real life, the actress is equally engaging—just in a slightly different way. Where Midge talks a mile a minute and commands the room with her brazenness, Rachel speaks thoughtfully and with purpose. She's the type of person who makes you want to lean in closer so you don't miss a word. When Health catches up with her, saying goodbye to 2021 is top of mind for the 31-year-old actor. That's because she is in the middle of production as an executive producer on Yearly Departed, an Amazon Prime special in which female comedians look back a...