Alicia Witt diagnosed with cancer shortly after her parents died unexpectedly

Alicia Witt diagnosed with cancer shortly after her parents died unexpectedly

Web Desk
June 3, 2022

Alicia Witt diagnosed with cancer shortly after her parents died unexpectedly

She also thanked her “tiny crew of human angels” for helping her keep her diagnosis private.
Her parents were found dead in December.
On Wednesday, the actress took to Instagram to post a number of images from her hospital stay

Alicia Witt has disclosed that she was battling cancer when her parents passed away unexpectedly late last year.

On Wednesday, the actress took to Instagram to post a number of images from her hospital stay, including one of her celebrating the conclusion of her final session of chemotherapy.

Alicia revealed in the caption that she completed the treatment before having a mastectomy after discovering she had cancer in her left breast.

“Just a little over 2 months ago, I had my last round of chemical therapy prior to my mastectomy. My beloved, brilliant, collaborative, communicative doctor, @habibdoss at @tnoncology, was there to celebrate with us as I rang the bell!” she wrote. “Although we didn’t yet know for absolute certain until after the mastectomy that the disease was completely healed from my left breast, this marked the end of my carboplatin/taxotere, + herceptin/perjeta (the latter two are immunotherapies which will continue, per protocol for HER2+, through the end of this year).”

Alicia went on to thank her “tiny crew of human angels” for their assistance during her six surgeries and rehabilitation. She also thanked them for assisting her in keeping her diagnosis a secret till she was recovered.

“I’m so grateful to all those along the way during treatment who honored me by protecting my privacy during these months and grateful to help share that these caps can truly play a huge role in allowing a patient to reveal her journey on her own time, when she is ready,” the 46-year-old continued. “For me, this was such a needed part of my healing – particularly given the horribly public tragedy that had happened in our family just as I was beginning my treatments.”

Diane and Robert Witt, Alicia’s parents, were found dead at their house in December, with the cause of death being “probably cardiac dysrhythmia” due to an insufficiently heated home.

In light of the news, the actress pointed out that her parents were fiercely independent and refused to accept any assistance with home repairs.