Good news!
Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer early last year and has been keeping followers updated with her treatment journey online.
Katie later revealed the news that her breast cancer had spread to her liver and is now at stage 4.
And soon after, Katie started a new treatment plan that seems to be working — the tumors in her body have been shrinking.
Now, the Bachelor Nation star has taken to social media to share a new update on her journey and revealed some positive news.
In a new video posted on Instagram, she said, “So I’m currently headed to my monthly blood draw because my liver is having some issues. I did just have a liver MRI, the cancer does not exist there. That does not mean I’m cancer free, I’m not quite there yet.”
Katie went on and detailed her current treatment plan, explaining how her liver has had elevated enzymes despite making progress.
“My hope is to get my liver enzymes down because they are elevated,” she said, “Normally I get my blood drawn every month, except lately my liver has been being a little b*tch, and so I’m at an every two weeks schedule because I have elevated enzymes… Why that sucks is because then I have to actually pause my cancer medication. Because when you have stage 4 breast cancer, not taking your medication is very scary.”
In her video, Katie shows herself walking home after the blood draw and revealed that it went really well.
“We’ll be getting home soon and then checking the results. Checking with my oncologist and seeing what our next steps are,” she added.
Katie also expanded more on her current diagnosis in her caption. She said, “Recently, my liver MRI continued to show no evidence of disease! TBD on my breasts. Those scans happen next month so fingers crossed! In the meantime, I had to pause my medication until my liver enzymes return to normal.”
We’re sending Katie all our love and we continue to wish her all the best on her treatment journey. You’ve got this, Katie!