{"id":418179,"date":"2026-10-04T02:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T02:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418179\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T02:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T02:54:07","slug":"breast-cancer-journey-cindy-ann-boissons-comedic-perspective-on-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418179\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Journey: Cindy-Ann Boisson’s Comedic Perspective on Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trinidad-born comedian turns her breast cancer journey into comedy Dec. 13 at the Fort Lauderdale Improv, with proceeds supporting The Academy of Heart and Mind. <\/p>\n

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FORT LAUDERDALE \u2014 Comedian and storyteller Cindy-Ann Boisson will bring her \u201cRed Woman\u201d Tour to a close Dec. 13 at the Fort Lauderdale Improv, transforming her breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy into an evening of laughter, candor and healing. Her formula for the show: tragedy, plus new boobs, plus time, plus a mic and a stage.<\/p>\n

Boisson\u2019s journey began in 2020, when doctors removed a duct papilloma. Three years later, while eating a cookie in New York, she felt a familiar sensation in her breast. Two biopsies followed. In September 2025, a biopsy found abnormal cells in her left breast. After a December lumpectomy revealed positive margins, doctors presented three options: another lumpectomy with radiation, a single mastectomy with radiation or a double mastectomy without radiation. After careful thought, prayer and tears, she chose the double mastectomy.<\/p>\n

Boisson credits early detection with saving her life, but says the mental and emotional toll of survivorship caught her by surprise.<\/p>\n

The tour\u2019s title nods to Boisson\u2019s Trinidad and Tobago roots. In local parlance, a \u201cred woman\u201d is a lighter-skinned Black woman known for fire, mischief and the kind of trouble she fully intended to cause. Boisson<\/a> channels that energy onstage while carving out space for Caribbean women in comedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cStorytelling is my way of healing and offloading. Laughter has always been a salve for the more difficult times in my life, and that will never change,\u201d Boisson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany survivors don\u2019t have the support they need. I hope this show brings some levity to those who need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The finale will also raise money for cancer survivors. A portion of proceeds will benefit The Academy of Heart and Mind, helping fund mental health support for people living with a cancer diagnosis. Additional funds will help cover Boisson\u2019s ongoing medical bills.<\/p>\n

Cindy-Ann Boisson: Red Woman Tour Show Details What:\u00a0Cindy-Ann Boisson: Red Woman Tour When: 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Fort Lauderdale Improv, 177 N. Pointe Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Trinidad-born comedian turns her breast cancer journey into comedy Dec. 13 at the Fort Lauderdale Improv, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-418179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}