People<\/a>,<\/em> Bates admitted the diagnosis was devastating: “It’s a souvenir you definitely don’t want. I really felt that life was over for me. I probably wouldn’t work again, and I was angry for a long time.”<\/p>\nDetermined to take control of her health, the “Titanic” actress shed 60 pounds by 2019, a move that she said helped manage her lymphedema symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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