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Food star Sandra Lee back home after surgery

The Associated Press Published Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:55PM EDT

In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013, file photo, Sandra Lee attends the Can Do Awards Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Lee is recovering from breast cancer surgery. (Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- 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 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the backyard of their suburban New York City home.

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

The 48-year-old "Semi-Homemade Cooking" star said 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 following her operation.

Home after a long week in the hospital, so happy to be in my own backyard. There is no place like home!#HappyMemorialDay
Posted by Sandra Lee on Monday, May 25, 2015