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Erin Andrews encourages everyone to be proactive in their health.
While talking to people for a check for cancer movement, Fox Sportscaster 47, a new partnership she launched with AFLAC, opens up about her personal journey and navigating her fertility. The partnership aims to encourage people to keep their health checks up to date and prioritize routine cancer screenings.
“Be proactive about your health. That’s very important,” she says. “It’s something I’m trying to emphasize on my family (and something I’m trying to deal with my health).
“I hate going to an oncologist. I love oncologists. I hate going to my medical checkup to make sure I’m okay, but that’s very important,” she continues. “I’m going to teach my son that too.”
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The sports commentator shares how communication is important to her when dealing with all the ups and downs of life.
“When I was dealing with cancer, (and) my infertility, my surrogacy journey, I talk to people. I talk to my family (and) use them as a resource. I talk to the doctor,” she says. “I think it’s very important to get as much information as possible rather than doing everything yourself.”
“It’s communication. It’s honesty,” she adds. “Our last miscarriage, I tried to do a better job of being open about my feelings, my sadness, etc., but before it was shiny. I realized it wasn’t the best. It’s not good for anyone. You really have to talk about it.
In a calming episode with Erin and the Charissa podcast, Andrews, who revealed that her agent had experienced a miscarriage, is extremely vocal about the impact of her fertility journey. Doting’s mom, who shares her son, Mac, 2, with her husband Jarrett Stoll, says it’s “really difficult” to keep her positive and strive.
“It’s really hard to keep up,” she told people. “I mean, we’re talking about trying this over again. Literally, “Hmm, I don’t want to do this over again. I don’t want to deal with my broken heart.”
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As she navigates her journey of fertility and health, Andrews wants to inspire, tell and advocate for others, especially women who want to become mothers one day.
“My first advice is to remember sharing my colleagues at Fox. Be your best advocate,” she says. “Get the answer. Just because you have cancer doesn’t mean you can’t become a mother.”
“Science is incredible right now,” she continues. “It helped me take my perfect son through IVF and surrogacy. And while I’m not saying that it’s the route you need to take, science is amazing, and there’s always adoption and so on.”
She also advises you to get as much information as possible at every stage of your journey.
“I’ll be your best advocate and, like I said, I’ll get a lot of information from the doctors everywhere,” she says. “Don’t do it on your own, especially if you’re not familiar with all of these. Get answers from others.”
