Samantha Harris’ daughters have been "helpers" during her recovery from breast cancer.
The 40-year-old presenter – who has children Josselyn, six, and Hilary, three, with her husband Michael Hess – underwent a double mastectomy in May and says her kids have been "really good" throughout her ordeal.
She told E! News: "They were both really good about it. They were helpers, they brought me things, they checked on me – and we just continually assured them that, ‘Mommy’s going to be in bed for a little bit, but then I’m going to be fine.’ "
The former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ host is now readying herself for a second stage of reconstructive surgery later this month.
She said: "And I’m like, ‘Let’s go, let’s do this thing!’ "
Samantha wasn’t diagnosed with the disease for months after first finding a lump and despite her concerns being dismissed by doctors, she refused to "take ‘it’s nothing’ for an answer".
Asked why she was so persistent, she said: "The fact that it was still there after four months from finding it, this lump that I found — clear mammogram, 11 days later found a lump.
"I thought, if I have to live with this lump, whatever it is, I need to know it’s nothing."
Samantha Harris helped by children
