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A protracted-time resident of Bachelor Nation wants our ideas and our prayers.
On February 15, Katie Thurston — a contestant on The Bachelor Season 25 and the lead of The Bachelorette Season 17 — introduced she had been identified with breast most cancers.
Katie Thurston attends Us Weekly And Pluto TV’s: Actuality TV Stars Of The Yr at The Spotlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Photos)
The 34-year-old confirmed her prognosis in a “life update” on Saturday, thanking her fiancé, comic Jeff Arcuri, and stating merely: I’ve breast most cancers.
“Yesterday I saw all the couples post their Valentines Day celebrations. I felt envious if I’m being honest,” the truth star continued.
“Jeff took me to Hawaii and after, we were going to travel the world before planting roots together in NYC finally. But instead, my Vday was spent coordinating a place to live as I have to go back to LA for more testing and treatment.”
Detailing the method of discovering out concerning the illness, Thurston defined to followers that she “had a small lump in my breast across the 10’oclock [sic] spot, including
“I discovered it myself. Thought maybe it was my period [or] maybe it was muscle soreness from working out. But, eventually, this lump never went away.”
Katie Thurston attends the celebration for Nick Jonas’ grand opening of his new San Diego rooftop restaurant with John Varvatos, Villa One Tequila Gardens on October 7, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Picture by Leon Bennett/Getty Photos for Villa One Tequila Gardens)
Thurston discovered of her prognosis with most cancers two weeks in the past.
She mentioned that she “experienced a range of emotions” throughout the interval between then and now, when she determined to share it with the world.
“Despair. Anger. Sadness. Denial. And then strength,” she wrote. “Purposeful. Ready. I cried a lot. I tried to even make a video instead of this post and couldn’t.”
Continued Thurston:
“But one thing I did early on was search [for] other stories like mine. Other young women with breast cancer. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Mastectomy. Pregnancy after breast cancer. All of their stories helped. So I intend to be the same for others.”
Katie Thurston attends the premiere of Whitney presents The OnlyFans Roast of Bert Kreischer on OFTV at Sundown on the Version on March 29, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Picture by Phillip Faraone/Getty Photos for OnlyFans)
This previous June, Thurston opened up about having been raped prior to now. She’s been via quite a bit in her younger life.
“This is day one of sharing and is going to be a long one,” Thurston wrote. “This first step of acceptance of my reality was the hardest. But I am ready to fight this.”
The previous Bachelorette wrapped up her publish by thanking her “extraordinary husband to be,” writing that she had “saved the best for last” and stating of Acuri:
I don’t know the way I’d do that with out you. The selfless love that you just smother me in is past something I imagined I’d be blessed with. I really like you to the fullest on this lifetime and the following.”
Katie Thurston appears to be like into the eyes of Matt James right here… earlier than he despatched her packing on The Bachelor. (ABC)
Thurston superior far on Matt James’ season of The Bachelor… previous to being named the lead of her personal Bachelorette season a short while later.
She bought engaged to Blake Moynes to conclude her season after which dated one other contestant after that engagement ended.
In a separate Instagram publish over the weekend, Thurston mentioned she is “waiting on learning what stage” of most cancers she has, detailing:
“Getting another biopsy on my lymph node, which will tell me more. I once did a 23andMe [DNA test] and was informed I did not have the BRCA gene. I’ll be doing updated testing soon to know for sure. My family doesn’t have a history of breast cancer.”
Along with chemotherapy, Thurston additionally plans to bear a mastectomy.
“Not sure on the order yet,” she defined. “My fertility will be impacted by chemo. I have an appointment with my fertility doctor to preserve my eggs [first].”
