Real Housewives of Miami’ Star Guerdy Abraira Talks Surviving Breast Cancer
Guerdy Abraira is telling her story of overcoming breast cancer.
In an interview with Us Weekly, the “The Housewives of Miami” star discussed her health journey since she was first diagnosed in March and how she now has a new lease on life.
According to Abraira, she is “feeling good” following the special bell-ringing moment to mark her last round of chemotherapy in October.
That moment was liberating.
“It was a release of … all this worrisome energy that I had and just this, ‘What if this?’ and, ‘What if that?’ And I just felt so free,” she explained. “It felt so freeing to be me again and a new version of myself. So now, it’s kind of like, I take no BS from no one, no more. No BS from no one, no more. That should be my new tagline: ‘I take no BS from nobody.’”
She is also letting go of “what no longer serves me,” explaining: “That is allowing me to be way more transparent in the way I feel and not internalizing other people’s woes. So, a lot of [the] time, I felt like I’m a fixer. So, I was like, ‘Oh no, I’ll handle it for you. I’ll help you with this.’ And then you take on this stress for what purpose? Why?”
Now, she is getting back into the groove of things, one day at a time.
“Healthwise, to be honest, I feel almost back to myself,” she told the outlet.
“Yes, the steroid stuff — I gained a couple [of] pounds, 15 to be exact. But you know what? Who’s counting, because I’m alive. I’m well, and I’m now a breast cancer survivor. So, I’ve got to count my blessings.”
Additionally, she is applying newfound wisdom to “be a little selfish.”
“That was really, honestly, something that was hard to do, but now I’m doing it very well,” she added.
Abraira allowed cameras to follow her health story on season 6 of RHOM, a decision made with her husband Russell Abraira, whom she shares sons Miles, 14, and Liam, 9 with.
“Russell was behind me a hundred percent. And boy, was he there like a bear,” she said. “He was 1,000 percent more than I ever even thought that he could even be. So, it was really amazing and I know I’m blessed to have had him as my caretaker.”