On Saturday, Feb. 15, the former reality TV star took to social media to announce the difficult news, revealing to her fans that she has experienced a "range of emotions" since receiving the diagnosis.
"Life up I have breast cancer," the 34-year-old began the emotional Instagram post, which featured two smiling photos of the Bachelor Nation alum on the beach.
Instead of celebrating Valentine's Day with a romantic date, Thurston said, "I used my morning to figure out insurance for NYC and laws on preexisting conditions. 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."
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"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," she explained, while noting how helpful it has been to read other stories like hers.
"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."
"The selfless love that you smother me in is beyond anything I imagined I'd be blessed with," Thurston wrote. "I love you to the fullest in this lifetime and the next. ?."
The official Instagram account for Bachelor Nation also chimed in to say, "We’re sending you so much love Katie ?."
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