well-known actress Shannen DohertyIn “Sensation of Living,” Brenda revealed that she suffers from brain metastases. She posted a video on Instagram of her first radiation therapy session, where she is seen on a stretcher to endure the pain, with tears in her eyes, wearing a mask and biting a stick.
“On January 5th, my CT scan revealed metastases in my brain. On January 12th, I had my first session. radiotherapy. The 52-year-old actor shared on Wednesday, without providing further information about his health, saying, “It’s natural for me to be afraid.
“I’m in pain claustrophobia severe and many things going on in my life. I am grateful to have excellent doctors and a great technical team. But this fear, this anxiety, this moment… This is the truth of cancer,” said the sharer, and shared with the video. Eight years of uninterrupted struggle.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015
Doherty, who starred as Brenda in the hit 90s teen drama ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ dealing with the disease for more than eight years: “This is true, i am breast cancerHe confessed to ‘People’ magazine in 2015. She started her treatment with hormone therapy, then had a mastectomy, followed by cures of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Actress Shannen Doherty talks about her battle against cancer in an interview: “I’m not ready to die. I have a lot to live for.”
A year later, he explained that the disease was “very aggressive” and had spread to the lymph nodes. For the first time, the actress admitted that she was afraid of her future. He chose to face it, and chemotherapy caused him to shave his head. In fact, she shared her emotional journey of cutting her long hair with six touching black and white photos.
regression after remission
Finally in April 2017 The expected news has arrived: it was breast cancer in remission. But that fact changed when he announced it in February 2020. cancer is back and a very advanced stage IV. was in phase. Since that time, keep fighting, but according to an interview she gave to ‘Elle’ magazine in the fall of the first year of the pandemic, the cancer has spread to her spine and her doctors fear it will likely progress further to her brain, lungs or liver. He also thought about his illness: “I’m not ready to die,” he said. Now, these fears have been confirmed.
Doherty has been using his public profile and social media since his initial diagnosis. raising awareness about the disease. This Wednesday, he once again used his platform to show his nearly two million followers on Instagram what it was like to have a brain radiotherapy session. The brave actress continues to fight the disease and uses her personal experience to illuminate the brutal reality of cancer.