At the age of 30, Caroline Lambert discovered that she was a carrier of the gene BRCA1. An inherited gene that can be responsible for breast and ovarian cancer. 7 years after this sad discovery, the actress at decided to deliver his experience on stage with his show “What tea luck ?” who will be played from February 4 to 8 at the Comédie Claude Voltaire in Brussels. This show combines emotion and good humor to tackle this delicate subject. Caroline was Alix’s guest Battard.
How did you learn that you were a carrier of this gene?
I learned that I was a carrier because I lost my cousin to lightning breast cancer. It turned out that she was a carrier of this gene which had been transmitted to her from the paternal side. We did not know it at the time so she was not taken care of in time and she died. So, we proposed to the whole family to do tests. That’s when I discovered it.
Angelina Jolie is notably a carrier of this gene.
Yes, she freed speech for this gene. She decided to have everything removed, her ovaries and her breasts, to make sure she didn’t have any problems afterwards. Me at 30, single and childless, removing everything could really change my life.
In addition, you were not sure that this gene would mutate.
Exactly. At the moment, I am being monitored and I am still in good health. Indeed, I am not sick, I carry a gene. It just doesn’t have to mutate. Of course, having everything removed can bring a feeling of security, but security what is it in relation to these operations to have everything removed?
Since your 30s, your mom says “the best way not to get lost is not to know where we are going. Is that how you feel like you are moving forward in your life today?
Yes. The gene also brought me positive. Before, I saw the glass half empty, now I see it half full. I had to do a huge job of acceptance, but I decided to live it positively. In fact, I decided to let go of that.
How do we do with a sword of Damocles over the head to find joy?
I am just trying to work this joy. I will try to convey this joy to people who come to see this show.
The central question of your show is therefore: what do we do with a test that happens to us?
Yes, that’s how we transcend this kind of ordeal. When I learned that I was embarrassed, I decided to live. At the death of my cousin, to whom I was extremely close, I felt like a mirror effect. It was an electric shock for me, it allowed me to live. jfeel like I woke up at that time. I may even be happier now than before my 30th birthday, even if it may seem paradoxical.
Is it better to know or not to know?
I raise this issue in the show. I don’t have the answer, I always wonder what is best. Once you know, you can’t ignore it. I have two brothers who have not taken the test and therefore do not know if they are carriers or not. I think it depends on everyone, there is no right or wrong.
Are we laughing when we go to see this show?
We laugh a lot, we are moved too. For me, humor is a wonderful way to get out of suffering, it’s like tears. We laugh a lot, with a subject like that, it’s better!
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