Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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.
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"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.
"Yesterday I saw all the couples post their Valentines Day celebrations. I felt envious if I’m being honest," she wrote. "[Her husband] Jeff [Arcuri] 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."
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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Thurston—who was a contestant on Season 25 of The Bachelor and the star of The Bachelorette's 17th Season—didn't share further details about what stage her cancer is, but she did assure her fans that she is "ready to fight."
"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.
"All of their stories helped. So I intend to be the same for others," she wrote.
"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."
Thurston ended off her post by giving a special shoutout to her "extraordinary" husband, writing to Arcuri, "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," Thurston wrote. "I love you to the fullest in this lifetime and the next. ?."
After sharing the vulnerable post, Thurston received an outpouring of supportive messages from friends, fans and several members of her fellow Bachelor and Bachelorette alumni, including Ashley Iaconetti, Clare Crawley, Jenn Tran, Kaitlyn Bristowe and more.
The official Instagram account for Bachelor Nation also chimed in to say, "We’re sending you so much love Katie ?."
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