After losing her mother, grandmother and great aunt to breast cancer, Allyn Rose, a former Miss USA and Miss America contestant, chose to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. She went on to become the first woman who had undergone a mastectomy to be featured by Sports Illustrated.

 

In this week’s episode, we spoke with Allyn about her family history with cancer and her advocacy work with the AIRs Foundation - a non-profit dedicated to financially helping women who have had a mastectomy to pay for breast reconstruction who could not otherwise afford it.

 

“Having the opportunity to know your family history is a gift…and it is the best way to arm yourself moving forward,” she said.



For more information about the AiRS Foundation, visit airsfoundation.org.