Giuliana Rancic had a well-documented struggle with getting pregnant; it was the subject of many episodes of her reality show, “Giuliana and Bill”, which showcased the E! host’s life with her husband. After several invasive rounds of IVF–In Vitro Fertilization–Giuliana was told she had to have a mammogram done as part of the treatment. If it hadn’t been for the couple’s struggles to conceive their son, Duke, she might not have known she had breast cancer until it was too late.
āTechnically this baby saved her life because had she not gone through IVF ā the doctor made it mandatory that she get a mammogram ā they would have never found what they found so we owe this little guy debt of gratitude and Iām sure heāll never let you forget it!ā Bill said.
Despite their struggles to conceive and all the pain that came with it, the couple say they definitely want to try it again.
āWeāre definitely thinking about it,ā Giuliana said. āWeād love another child. So, weāll see. Iām like, āBill, Iām Italian, I need a big family.ā I mean, thereās nothing more beautiful. I think [you should] have as many kids as you can handle!ā
Rancic had to undergo a double mastectomy in 2011 to save her life, but is in good health these days. She says Bill was the main factor in getting through it.
āI feel so bad when I meet a woman who doesnāt have a husband or a boyfriend or someone that can take care of herā¦I donāt know how they do it,ā she said. āMore than anything, yes, [Bill] was at all the doctorās appointments, but where I really needed Bill was at 2 oāclock in the morning when I would wake up sweating and crying and just devastated. Thatās where I needed Bill to calm me down and talk me off the ledge. I wish there was a way I could be with these women, in the middle of the night when they wake up like that, because thatās the scariest thing. Thatās why I always say to friends of women going through breast cancer, try to sleep over, try to be there, ācause thatās when you really need someone ā in the middle of the night when you just wake up and your just like, āWhat the hell is going on?āā