welcome back, everyone. this morning millioning of americans are waking up to a stunning revelation. inspiring others to discuss their health and discuss their fierce, demystifying what happens when a woman decides to go through with this surgery. for us here at cnn, it really is something that has hit very close to home. >> reporter: angelina jolie is receiving a lot of praise, a lot of support following her revelation ar having a preventative double mastectomy. her partner of eight years brad pitt is among the stars commending jolie for going public with her difficult choice. she could have stayed private about it and none would have been none the wiser with such good results, were ut it was really important to her to share the story and for others to understand that it doesn't have to be a scary thing but an empowering thing and something that makes you stronger and us