Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel decided to join the cast of Dancing with the Stars season 34 after undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
In an interview with PEOPLE, the actress known to millennials as Topanga, knew this was her year of ‘Yes.’
Fox trotting into a new chapter:
Danielle explained, ”The minute I was done with my cancer treatment, I thought to myself, ‘If this has shown me anything, it has shown me that I am not experiencing enough joy in my life.'”
She continued, ”I’m going through every day, performing tasks and being there for my family and being there for work. Where’s the fun?”
“When they asked me to do this, I was like, ‘This is the perfect way to cap it off.'”
Fans of DWTS know Danielle’s partner, Pasha Pashkov, is sure to bring joy to Danielle’s journey with his contagious energy and positivity.
ICYMI:
Danielle was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
Treatment included a lumpectomy in August. Also, a margin revision surgery in September. Initially, Danielle considered a double mastectomy. But, doctors said that because the disease was caught so early, a lumpectomy was the best route “to get back to my normal life as quickly as possible.”
“I was feeling healthy, I was looking healthy. But, I went in for my mammogram and they said it looked suspicious. The results are abnormal. I was not expecting in any way that it was going to find anything. It was really shocking.”
Danielle underwent 20 rounds of radiation. She said that it “hurt to be awake” after it left her with a “bad sunburn” and a rash.
After treatment, Danielle said her mantra was “saying yes to this year.” The actress/podcaster joked that joining DWTS was “the fastest” she’s ever said “yes.”
Here’s the full cast of Dancing With the Stars season 34, in case you missed it.
