Olivia Munn Recalls Facing ‘Possibility of Death’ amid Breast Cancer Journey, Says Husband John Mulaney ‘Lightens Everything’

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• Olivia Munn reflected on what she learned after being “faced with the possibility of death and not being here” during her journey with breast cancer

• The actress revealed that she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in March 2024, despite having had “no symptoms”

• Munn also opened up about how her husband, John Mulaney, stuck by her side during “every single doctor’s appointment”

Olivia Munn is cherishing the “little moments” following her breast cancer diagnosis.

During a March 29 appearance on CBS News Sunday Morning, the 45-year-old actress said that, once she was “faced with the possibility of death and not being here” amid her cancer journey, all she wanted to do was focus on the “little moments” with her husband, John Mulaney, and their two kids, Malcolm and Méi.

“It’s not the Christmases and the birthdays and the New Years that we remember,” Munn told the outlet. “Life happens on a Tuesday. Like, it just happens. And you cannot expect it. And so every day, you should just be so present and grateful.”

The Predator actress revealed in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer after tests revealed she had luminal B, a fast-moving, aggressive cancer, in both breasts — despite having had “no symptoms” and a “clear mammogram.”

Munn, who went on to undergo five surgeries — including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy — told CBS News Sunday Morning that Mulaney, 43, played a huge role in helping her through the difficult times.

“There’s no better person in the world to me than my husband,” she said of the comedian. “He is — I mean, you’ve met him. He wanted to come to every single doctor’s appointment.”

“He’s got his notebook that he writes all of his ideas for jokes and anything that comes to him through the day,” she continued, explaining that Mulaney would jot down things about cancer and hormone therapy to help lighten the mood. “You know, having the humor to go through it and having someone who is so funny, it really — it just lightens everything.”

In April 2024, Munn told PEOPLE that navigating her treatment without Mulaney by her side “would’ve felt like climbing an iceberg.”

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“I don’t think he had a moment to himself, between being an incredibly hands-on father and going to and from the hospital — taking Malcolm to the park, putting him to nap, driving to Cedars-Sinai, hanging out with me, going home, putting Malcolm to bed, coming back to me,” she said. “And he did it all happily.”

While Munn continues to undergo long-term treatment for her breast cancer, she has made it a priority to share her story in hopes of raising awareness and encouraging women to take the Lifetime Risk Assessment test, an online questionnaire that estimates a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime.

“Knowing that it’s really changed so many people’s lives, it’s been the most amazing thing,” she told CBS News Sunday Morning. “There’s no way I could have ever predicted it.”

“I’m so lucky that I’m in this chaos, and that I haven’t slept in a few days, and that I’m exhausted,” she added. “It’s a true privilege to just be alive in the world.”

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