Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. She became known in the '90s as a BET host and MTV VJ before launching her own TV talk show. In 2020, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
  • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    She said that she had not been getting regular mammograms because of her fear of radiation

    Anti science. Don’t feel sorry for her

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 days ago

      “My plan at first was to get out excessive toxins in my body. I felt like my body is intelligent, I know that to be true. Our bodies are brilliantly made,” Lewis said. “I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way. . . . I wish I could go back. It’s important for me to admit where I went wrong with this.”

      She admitted her mistakes and failures.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I see you stopped reading the article there. It gets worse…

      “My plan at first was to get out excessive toxins in my body. I felt like my body is intelligent, I know that to be true. Our bodies are brilliantly made,” Lewis said. “I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way. . . . I wish I could go back. It’s important for me to admit where I went wrong with this.”

      • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 days ago

        Our bodies aren’t “brilliantly made,” they are cobbled together over millennia and only work as well enough to procreate. That’s it. That we live anywhere near as long as we do is all science.

        • bender223@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          4 days ago

          Yup, if our bodies were designed better, we’d have a separate pipe that goes to our lungs and another going to our stomach, so we wouldn’t choke and die that easily. 🤦‍♂️