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TV Food Star Sandra Lee Home After Cancer Surgery

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published May 26, 2015 at 3:19 PM EDT

Food Network star Sandra Lee is recovering at home after being discharged from the hospital following a double mastectomy.

Lee posted photos to her Facebook page Monday showing her smiling and sitting with her pet cockatoo and her live-in boyfriend, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in the backyard of their suburban New York City home.

Lee had surgery last week. She revealed her breast cancer diagnosis this month on ABC's "Good Morning America."

The 48-year-old "Semi-Homemade Cooking" star says she decided to talk about her illness to encourage other women to get screened for breast cancer.

Cuomo took some personal time to be with Lee after her operation.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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