In an effort to be transparent to her fans, former The Bachelorette star Katie Thurston just revealed a devastating life update. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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In a post on Instagram, Thurston admitted that she was envious of the couples celebrating Valentine’s Day as she and her fiancé, comedian Jeff Arcuri, worked out everything she needed to do for her recently diagnosed cancer.
“Jeff took me to Hawaii, and after, we were going to travel the world before planting roots together in NYC finally,” she wrote. “But instead, my Vday was spent coordinating a place to live as I have to go back to LA for more testing and treatment.”
Thurston then explained she spent Valentine’s Day morning figuring out insurance for New York City and preexisting conditions laws. “I scheduled appointments for another biopsy, fertility, mental health, surgery, as well as meeting with my team to discuss the overall treatment plan, which will include chemo.”
The former reality TV star then reflected on first finding out about the cancer. “I experienced a range of emotions over the past two weeks. Despair. Anger. Sadness. Denial. And then strength. Purposeful. Ready. I cried a lot. I tried to even make a video instead of this post and couldn’t.”
Katie Thurston Says Stories From Breast Cancer Survivors Encourage Her
Meanwhile, Katie Thurston also wrote about what she did after her doctors revealed the news; she was inspired by others who had gone through the same journey she was about to take.
“But one thing I did early on was search other stories like mine,” she pointed out. “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. This is day one of sharing, and is going to be a long one. This first step of acceptance of my reality was the hardest. But I am ready to fight this.”
She then praised her “extraordinary husband-to-be,” Arcuri, for his constant support. “I don’t know how I’d do this without you. The selfless love that you smother me in is beyond anything I imagined I’d be blessed with. I love you to the fullest in this lifetime and the next.”