Overview

• On July 29, Simmons underwent seed localization, lymph node mapping and surgical removal of a breast tumor at UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center.
• She expressed gratitude to her medical team in an Instagram post and confirmed that she is the third woman on her mother’s side to face breast cancer.
• The Dallas center where she was treated was founded nearly 30 years ago by her uncle, Harold Simmons.
• Simmons shared real-time updates via Instagram Stories, offering followers behind-the-scenes glimpses of each procedure with her husband and mother by her side.
• Now in recovery, she says she will add “breast cancer survivor” to her life experiences and plans to use her platform to support and inspire other patients.