The Untold Truth Of Norah O'Donnell

In 2017, Norah O'Donnell went public with a health scare she'd experienced. In a feature she wrote for Good Housekeeping, O'Donnell detailed how, after undergoing a routine but oft-delayed skin check, she received a message from her doctor that the results of a biopsy were in, and "we need to talk."Her anxiety escalated before she

In 2017, Norah O'Donnell went public with a health scare she'd experienced. In a feature she wrote for Good Housekeeping, O'Donnell detailed how, after undergoing a routine but oft-delayed skin check, she received a message from her doctor that the results of a biopsy were in, and "we need to talk." Her anxiety escalated before she finally spoke to her dermatologist. "Your biopsy came back," the doctor told her. "It's melanoma."

O'Donnell admitted she was stunned by the news, but her doctor offered an assurance that "we caught it early, and it's 100-percent curable." However, the doctor also indicated she wanted to operate "as soon as possible."

The surgery, O'Donnell wrote, went well, and involved slicing "a three-inch-long piece of skin from the upper left corner" of her back. The operation left a scar, but she explained she had chosen "to see it not as something ugly, but as a reminder that early detection saves lives — it might even have saved mine. And while the scar represents the end of a scary chapter in my life, it also marks the beginning of a new wellness journey."

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