Jessica St. Clair is getting candid about her battle with breast cancer in an effort to share some support and helpful advice with other women facing their own daunting cancer struggles.
The creator and star of Playing House penned a funny, powerful essay posted by Stand Up to Cancer on Monday, where she detailed her experiences with undergoing a mastectomy and 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and how she came out on the other side stronger and happier than she ever imagined possible.
"On September 15, 2015, I was diagnosed with stage 2b estrogen positive breast cancer. I was 38 years old, with no family history (that I knew of at the time)," she wrote. "I was feeding my daughter Cheerios the morning I found it. I used to joke that since breastfeeding my boobs looked like an old athletic sock with some loose change at the bottom, so when I felt a lump the size of a marble I knew something...
The creator and star of Playing House penned a funny, powerful essay posted by Stand Up to Cancer on Monday, where she detailed her experiences with undergoing a mastectomy and 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and how she came out on the other side stronger and happier than she ever imagined possible.
"On September 15, 2015, I was diagnosed with stage 2b estrogen positive breast cancer. I was 38 years old, with no family history (that I knew of at the time)," she wrote. "I was feeding my daughter Cheerios the morning I found it. I used to joke that since breastfeeding my boobs looked like an old athletic sock with some loose change at the bottom, so when I felt a lump the size of a marble I knew something...
- 5/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
If you like a gripping drama, you will want to catch Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty Boardwalk Empire,' End of the Rainbow and Michael Crane in The Body of an American, now playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre, directed by Obie winner Jo Bonney Father Comes Home from the Wars..., Lost Girls and presented by Primary Stages and Rhoda R. Herrick, in association with Hartford Stage. Winner of the 2014 Horton Foote Prize for Outstanding New American Play and the Inaugural Edward M. Kennedy Award shared with Tony-winner All The Way. The Body of an American tells the true story of an extraordinary friendship as two men, a war photojournalist and playwright, journey from some of the most dangerous places on earth to the depths of the human soul. Winning rave reviews for its previous productions in London and elsewhere, The Body of an American by Guggenheim Fellow Dan O'Brien is...
- 3/9/2016
- by TJ Fitzgerald
- BroadwayWorld.com
Primary StagesandRhoda R. Herrick, in association with Hartford Stage, present The Body of an American, a New York premiere by Dan O'Brien The Voyage of the Carcass, Soho Playhouse and directed byJo BonneyFather Comes Home from the Wars..., Lost Girls. The Body of an American will featureMichael CraneGloria, Bloody BloodyAndrew Jackson and Tony Award nomineeMichael Cumpsty'Boardwalk Empire,' Machinal, End of the Rainbow, 42nd Street. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld was on hard to capture photo coverage of the whole day...
- 2/4/2016
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
PrimaryStagesandRhoda R. Herrick,in association with HartfordStage, presentThe Body of an American, aNew York premiereby Dan O'Brien The Voyage of the Carcass,Soho Playhouseand directed byJo BonneyFather Comes Home from the Wars, Lost Girls.The Body of an Americanwill feature Michael CraneGloria, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Tony Award nominee Michael Cumpsty Boardwalk Empire,Machinal,End of the Rainbow,42ndStreet. The company just met the press and you can check out a sneak peek from the special day below. Check abck later for complete coverage...
- 2/3/2016
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 2014 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, named in honor of the legendary writer, to award excellence in American Theater, were just presented last night. The 2014 Prize for the 2012-132013-14 seasons' Outstanding New American Play was awarded to The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien and the 2014 Prize for Promising New American Play was awarded to Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, amp 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks. Check out photos from inside the event below...
- 10/7/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 2014 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, named in honor of the legendary writer, to award excellence in American Theater, are presented biennially. The 2014 Prize for the 2012-132013-14 seasons' Outstanding New American Play is awarded to The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien. The 2014 Prize for Promising New American Play is awarded to Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, amp 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks.
- 10/6/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Mari Marchbanks announced today the 2014 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, named in honor of the legendary writer, to award excellence in American Theater. Presented biennially, the 2014 Prize for the 2012-132013-14 seasons' Outstanding New American Play is awarded to The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien. The 2014 Prize for Promising New American Play is awarded to Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, amp 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks.
- 9/3/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jessica St. Clair is a mom! The actress, who is known for her roles in Bridesmaids and the TV series Best Friends Forever, welcomed a baby girl with her husband Dan O'Brien. Isobel Kelly O'Brien was born on Oct. 1 in Santa Monica and weighed in at 9 lbs., 9 oz. "Everyone is healthy, happy and doing great," St. Clair's rep tells E! News. St. Clair is certainly following in the footsteps of her former Best Friends Forever co-star, and good buddy Lennon Parham. St. Clair and Parham married within one week of each other in July 2006 and Parham gave birth to a baby girl in April. Looks like these little ladies will be close buddies just like their moms! Up...
- 10/11/2013
- E! Online
And baby makes three! Jessica St. Clair and husband Dan O'Brien welcomed a health baby girl into the world in Santa Monica, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, a rep for the Best Friends Forever actress confirms to Us Weekly. The couple wasted no time finding a fitting name for their daughter either: Isobel Kelly O'Brien. Their tiny bundle of joy weighed in at 9 lbs., 9 oz., according to the rep. The 36-year-old actress, who has also had smaller roles on 2012's Wanderlust and 2011's Bridesmaids, as [...]...
- 10/10/2013
- Us Weekly
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