>>> AFTER A ROUTINE VISIT TO HER DOCTOR, ERIN ANDREWS RECEIVED
SOME DEVASTATING NEWS. >> SHE JUST SAID, WE FOUND SOME
CELLS, AND WE NEED TO DO SURGERY IMMEDIATELY.
>> DID SHE SAY TO YOU, YOU HAVE CANCER?
>> YEAH. SHE SAID, YOU HAVE CERVICAL
CANCER CELLS, AND WE NEED TO GET THEM OUT.
>> DO YOU HEAR ANYTHING PAST THAT WORD?
>> NO. I JUST SAID, WHAT DO I TELL MY
MOM AND DAD? WHAT DO I TELL JARRETT?
>> LIKE SO MANY TIMES IN HER LIFE, ERIN TURNED TO HER FAMILY
FOR SUPPORT. HER PARENTS AND HER BOYFRIEND,
FORMER NHL HOCKEY PLAYER JARRETT STOLE.
>> EVERYBODY SAID TEAM ANDREWS, TEAM STOLE, LET'S GET THE
SURGERY BECAUSE I'M NOT MISSING A FOOTBALL GAME.
I JUST WANT TO DO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH.
I THINK IT WAS WEEK SEVEN OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON.
THEY WERE GOING TO UNVEIL BRETT FAVRES NAME IN THE RING OF HONOR
AT LAMBEAU. I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO HAVE
THE SURGERY ON A TUESDAY. MY GYNECOLOGIST TOLD ME, I DO
NOT RECOMMEND YOU GO WORK THIS GAME.
SORRY ABOUT IT. BRETT FAVRE IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE NFL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.
I'M NOT MISSING THIS.
>> WAS THERE ANY PART OF YOU THAT SAID, HOLD ON.
THIS IS MY HEALTH. SHE USED THE "C" WORD, CANCER.
I'M A YOUNG WOMAN. AND OLD BRETT FAVRE IS GOING TO
HAVE TO WAIT. I'LL GIVE HIM A PHONE CALL AFTER
THE FACT? >> NO.
>> HOW CAN THAT BE? DO YOU THINK YOU WEREN'T
PROCESSING IT CLEARLY, OR DO YOU THINK YOU WERE PROCESSING IT
PERFECTLY CLEARLY AND PRIORITIZED DIFFERENT THINGS?
>> I WAS PROCESSING AND IT I SAID, LISTEN, I GET THIS IS
HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M NOT MISSING THIS GAME RIGHT
NOW. THIS IS MY LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY, WHAT MAKES ME FEEL SAFE.
>> ERIN HAD SURGERY, BUT WITHIN DAYS, MORE BAD NEWS FROM THE
DOCTOR. >> SHE SAID, THE CANCER CELLS
HAVE GONE PAST THE MARGIN, AND WE NEED TO DO A HYSTERECTOMY.
>> HYSTERECTOMY. >> I JUST SAID WHAT?
>> WAS THERE A MOMENT WHERE YOU SAT AND THOUGHT TO YOURSELF, I'M
38 YEARS OLD. I'M IN LOVE.
I'M NOT YET MARRIED. I DON'T YET HAVE CHILDREN, AND
SHE'S USING THE WORD "HYSTERECTOMY."
>> YEAH, I REMEMBER THINKING THIS ISN'T HAPPENING BECAUSE I
JUST WENT THROUGH HELL A FEW MONTHS AGO.
LIKE, COME ON, WE JUST NEED A SECOND.
CAN WE GET A SECOND HERE? SO I WAS LIKE THIS CAN'T EVEN BE
REAL. >> I IMAGINE YOUR PARENTS HAD
THE SAME REACTION. >> OH, YEAH.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU CALLED THEM?
>> YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS AMAZING ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS MY DAD
GOES INTO NEWS REPORTER MODE WITH MY TRIAL, WITH EVERYTHING
THAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. THIS IS NOW A FEMALE BODY.
THIS IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HYSTERECTOMY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AM I EVER GOING TO HAVE KIDS?
LIKE THIS IS GOING TO GET INTO MY UTERUS, WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE? >> MEN DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE
WORD CERVIX, CERVICAL. >> WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN AN
ONCOLOGIST'S OFFICE AND HE'S DRAWING THESE DIAGRAMS, I WAS
VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEN IN MY LIFE BECAUSE THEY WERE
LEANING IN. THEY WERE LEARNING ALL ABOUT IT
AND ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SO I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THE MEN
IN MY LIFE FOR DOING THAT. >> AFTER GETTING A SECOND
OPINION, ERIN TRIED A LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURE.
THIS TIME SHE GOT THE RESULTS WHEN SHE WAS BACKSTAGE AT
"DANCING WITH THE STARS." >> HE JUST SAID, I HAVE REALLY
GOOD NEWS, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AFTER THAT.
ONE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS THAT WAS IN THERE WAS WRITING EVERYTHING
DOWN BECAUSE SHE KNEW I HAD BLANKED OUT.
>> AND THE RELIEF WHEN THE RESULTS WERE GOOD?
>> OH, YEAH. IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST -- BEST
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" SHOW I'VE EVER HAD.
I READ THAT PROMPTER LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
>> CANCER-FREE. >> YEAH.
>> AND CHILDREN? POSSIBLE?
>> HOPEFUL, YEAH. DEFINITELY POSSIBLE, YEAH.
JUST OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO STAY CANCER-FREE.
>> LET'S GET TO THE GOOD PART. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ARE WE DONE CRYING? GOD.
>> JARRETT, WHO IS AN NFL HOCKEY PLAYER, JUST RETIRED.
>> NHL. >> WHATEVER.
>> DO THIS TO ME WHEN WE TALK POLITICS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW A
THING. >> YOU KNEW WHAT I MEANT.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> GETS DOWN ON ONE KNEE.
WHAT? >> DID THE ONE KNEE.
>> AND YOU SAID YES? >> I -- WELL, SOMEDAY.
NO, YES. I SAID YES.
>> I SEE A RING. SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO
WORK OUT. >> YEAH.
>> CAN I JUST ASK YOU WHAT IS IT THAT ATTRACTS YOU TO THE NHL
HOCKEY PLAYER? >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE
TEETH SITUATION? >> WELL, I MEAN THE TEETH.
WHO IS IT? DOES HE HAVE TEETH?
>> SOME, AND THEN SOME ARE FAKE. THE SCARS ON THE FACE ARE PRETTY
HOT TOO. >> YOU LIKE THAT.
>> OH, YEAH. I DON'T LIKE HOW HE GOT THEM
BECAUSE I KNOW HEAD INJURIES AND VIOLENCE MUST HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED, BUT THEY'RE CUTE, YEAH.
>> BUT ALSO HOT. >> VERY ATTRACTIVE, YES.
>> TO PUT IT IN HER TERMS, CLEARLY NOT MINE, SHE'S BROKEN
FREE FROM HER TACKLERS AND HOPES FOR A CLEAR FIELD AHEAD, FILLED
WITH ALL THE THINGS SHE LOVES MOST.
HER FAMILY, HER WORK, THE BEACH, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, FOOD.
>> I LOVE TO EAT. >> DO YOU REALLY?
>> I LOVE TO EAT A LOT. >> THAT'S NOT NONSENSE, LIKE YOU
REALLY EAT? >> IT'S NOT AND I KIND OF NEED
TO IP TAER OFF BECAUSE I HAVE A WEDDING DRESS TO FIT INTO SOON.
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
>> SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON AND POTATOES.
YOUR CREW BROUGHT IT FOR ME. HI TO SPLURGE.
>> MY EVIL PLAN IS WORKING. >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE, ALL OF IT, YOU KNOW, FROM THE CRIME TO THE TRIAL TO
THE CANCER, HAS IT MADE YOU WISER?
>> WOW, THIS WOMAN AND HER HARD QUESTIONS.
WISER? I DON'T -- I FEEL LIKE IT'S MADE
ME WEATHERED, LIKE ALMOST LIKE A WEATHERED VET.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS.
IT'S MADE ME FEEL LIKE THE VET THAT'S DOWN MAYBE TWO SCORES IN
THE SUPER BOWL THAT WILLS HIS TEAM BACK.
>> THERE'S A GREAT QUOTE. I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP, BUT IT'S
BY CUBELER ROSS, AND SHE WRITES ABOUT HOW GREAT BEAUTY IS
EARNED. AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY WHO IS
A GREAT BEAUTY, UNDOUBTEDLY THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH PAIN.
THEY'VE SUFFERED LOSS. THEY'VE STRUGGLED.
CAN YOU RELATE TO THAT? >> I DON'T KNOW IF BEAUTY IS THE
WORD. I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.
I KNOW I TRY TO ACT REALLY TOUGH, AND I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
BUT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY WONDER IF YOU DO.