Jessie J shares ‘honest’ health update after undergoing surgery for early-stage breast cancer
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Jessie J details ‘lows and highs’ of breast cancer surgery
- Jessie J, real name Jessica Cornish, underwent surgery for early-stage breast cancer and returned home on Monday, June 23rd.
- She had been diagnosed with the condition in April and performed at the Capital Summertime Ball on June 15th before her scheduled procedure.
- Cornish shared a candid update from the hospital, documenting her pre-surgery wait, post-operative pain, and the process of draining blood from her breast.
- She said she wanted to share ‘some of the honest lows and highs of the last 48 hours,’ with a clip showing Cornish crying out in distress when her partner, basketball player Chanan Colman, touched her breast post-surgery.
- She is now recovering at home, awaiting the results of her surgery, and expressed gratitude to her medical team and family.