American actress Shannen Doherty, headliner of the 1990s series Beverly Hills 90 210suffers from metastatic breast cancer which has spread to her bones, but she confides that the best, according to her, is yet to come.
“I’m not done with life. I’m not done with love. I’m not done with creation. I’m not done hoping to change things for the better, she told the magazine People. I’m just… not done. »
Shannen Doherty, 52, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In 2017, she revealed on Instagram that she was in remission, but cancer caught up with her in 2019, this time in stage 4. She had a brain tumor removed this spring, “one of the scariest things » that she experienced.
“We ask ourselves: why me? Why did I get cancer? Why has my cancer come back? Why am I in stage 4? And all this leads you to seek the deepest meaning of life. »
The cancer has now reached her bones, but she is currently following a “very good” treatment plan, which is working well. She hopes that one day she will be able to take part in a clinical trial for a new therapy. And for her, her most beautiful memories are still ahead of her.
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Shannen Doherty (center) played Brenda Walsh
“People think that means you can no longer walk, no longer eat, no longer work. Even if you are still young, they put you out to pasture: you are finished, you are retired, but not us. We are dynamic and we have such a different outlook on life. We are people who want to work, enjoy life and keep moving forward. »
Shannen Doherty will talk about her life and her illness in a podcast called Let’s Be Clear With Shannen Dohertyavailable from December 6 on iHearthRadio.