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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Bachelorette star Katie Thurston gets emotional as she details devastating breast cancer symptoms
Bachelorette star Katie Thurston has shared a heartbreaking update about her Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis. She posted an Instagram Reel detailing her daily struggles living with the gruesome disease. The 34-year-old had no family history of cancer when she was diagnosed on February 13 after discovering a painful lump in her breast. In her latest video, she got emotional as she spoke about the devastating symptoms she has endured, which included memory and hair loss. 'I wanted to do weekly check-ins that are just like uncut, raw emotions of like whatever comes to my mind,' she detailed in the Reel on June 1 - National Cancer Survivors Day. In March, just one week after her wedding to comedian Jeff Arcuri, 36, Katie revealed that the cancer had spread to her liver, taking her from Stage 3 to Stage 4. During her new Reel, the former Bachelorette revealed she had just finished her second month of treatment. 'If you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever. I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future. Fingers crossed as a Stage 4 girly,' she shared. Katie, who wore a pink New York Yankees hat during the video, added: 'My hair is coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps. Working on that.' She also said her treatments have been causing her to 'lose her memory.' Katie detailed that she was going through customs after a recent vacation with her husband and struggled to remember where they had visited. '[They asked], "Where are you coming from?" And I looked at them and I was like, "I don't remember. I don't remember,"' she recalled with tears in her eyes. 'Jeff and I got in a, not an argument, but you know, a little disagreement. I was like, "This has happened before," and he's like, '"When?" I was like, "I don't know, but I know it has."' She added: 'We're able to laugh about it now. But yeah cancer is s**t.' 'Sometimes I'm like, "Stop feeling bad for yourself," but then other times I'm like, "No, you're allowed to feel bad for yourself. Cancer f**king sucks,'' she said. 'Right now I'm at the process of my treatment where I have to make big decisions on how to treat my liver.' Katie revealed that she had decided on histotripsy to treat her liver, which uses ultrasound waves to treat tumors. She added: 'Every day I'm alive, I'm a survivor. So go me, I guess.' The Bachelorette also shared that the treatment that was supposed to put her into medically-induced menopause didn't work. 'Got my period, that's not supposed to happen,' she explained. She explained that she is switching medication, but if that doesn't work, 'I might have to get my ovaries taken out. Not ideal.' Katie concluded: 'The vacation was nice. Now I'm back at it, again, in New York City, trying to live my best life as a f**king cancer patient.' 'Sorry - I'm not gonna edit that out,' she said about swearing, which she bleeped out, 'I want this just to be my truth.' Katie was a bank marketing manager when she first competed for the heart of Bachelor #25 Matt James in 2021. She scored her Bachelorette spin-off where she romanced fiancé Blake Moynes for six months and John Hersey for seven months.
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'I'm losing my memory': 'Bachelorette' star shares update on breast cancer battle
'I'm losing my memory': 'Bachelorette' star shares update on breast cancer battle Show Caption Hide Caption Younger women diagnosed with breast cancer focus on the future Katie Thurston says breast cancer is affecting her memory. Nearly four months after the "Bachelorette" alum announced she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, which has since progressed to stage four, Thurston shared she has been dealing with challenging side effects as she continues to receive treatment for the disease. 'I'm losing my memory,' Thurston, 34, said in a June 1 video posted to Instagram. 'Going through customs and them being like, 'Where are you coming from?' And I looked at him and I was like, 'I don't remember. I don't remember.'' Thurston, who married comedian Jeff Arcuri earlier this year, said in another instance she got into 'little disagreement' with her husband without being able to fully remember the basis of her arguments. 'I was like, 'This has happened before,'' Katie recalled telling Jeff. 'He was like, 'When?' I was like, 'I don't know but I know it has!'' 'We're able to laugh about it now,' she continued. 'Cancer is (expletive). Sometimes I'm like, 'Stop feeling bad for yourself.' Other times I'm like, 'You're allowed to feel bad for yourself. Cancer (expletive) sucks.'' It's not only her memory that has been affected. Thurston said her hair has also been 'coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps.' 'Fingers crossed' Despite the challenges, Thurston says she is staying "optimistic." The reality TV star had decided to move forward with histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment for liver tumors, at New York University. 'I just finished my second month of treatment and if you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever,' Katie said. 'I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future. Fingers crossed as a stage 4 girly.' She added: 'It's National Cancer Survivors Day. Every day that I'm alive, I'm a survivor. So go me, I guess.' The Season 17 star, who first appeared on Season 25 of "The Bachelor," also revealed she opted for medically induced menopause last month, but the medication meant to suppress her hormones didn't work. While the plan now is to switch to another medication, but if that doesn't work out, she might have to 'get my ovaries taken out.' 'Not ideal,' she admitted. 'But the vacation was nice. Now I'm back at it again in New York City trying to live my best life as a (expletive) cancer patient.' 'Discovered it myself' Thurston first revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025, saying she grew concerned when she discovered a small lump in her breast during the summer of 2024. News of Katie's diagnosis came five months after she got engaged to Arcuri, a comedian she met through Instagram in the spring of 2024. "I discovered it myself," "The Bachelorette" alum had said on Instagram. "Thought maybe it was my period. Maybe it was muscle soreness from working out." Thurston, who previously had a benign cyst removed from the same breast when she was 20, assumed the new lump was something similar. However, when it didn't go away, she decided to get it checked out thinking "it was going to be nothing." "I was wrong," Thurston said, adding her worst fears were confirmed after a series of tests including a mammogram and biopsy. 'Worst feeling' ever Later, during an appearance on "Good Morning America," Thurston said the moment she got the news she had breast cancer was "the worst feeling I've ever felt." "You're so devastated. It's so shocking. As a 34-year-old woman, you're not prepared," Thurston, whose family doesn't have a history of breast cancer, said on the show. In March 2025, less than a week after she and Arcuri tied the knot, Thurston shared her cancer had metastasized and a recent PET scan detected "spots on my liver that were a little suspicious." After undergoing another biopsy, it was confirmed the cancer had spread to her liver. "It is fairly small; however, that does put me at stage IV," she said. "I know stage IV can sound very scary and it can be; however, given that I am triple positive and the spots on my liver are fairly small and detected early, I feel very optimistic on my outcome. I'm very confident in my team at Columbia." Thurston relocated from Los Angeles to New York City for her treatment and transferred her care to a new medical team. Supporting others Thurston aims to document her journey to recovery in the hope of helping others. "One thing I did early on was search other stories like mine," Thurston had said in her initial announcement. "Other young women with breast cancer. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Mastectomy. Pregnancy after breast cancer. All of their stories helped. So I intend to be the same for others. 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." Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katie Thurston ‘Losing' Her Memory As Stage 4 Cancer Battle Continues
Former Bachelorette star Katie Thurston is confronting severe side effects from her ongoing battle with Stage 4 breast cancer, revealing she is experiencing significant memory loss and hair thinning as she continues treatment. The 34-year-old, shared a candid video on June 1 detailing her struggles, which include profound memory issues. 'I'm losing my memory,' Thurston revealed in the Instagram video, before sharing a story about 'going through customs' after a vacation with her husband, Jeff Arcuri. '[They were] like, 'Where are you coming from?' And I looked at him and I was like, 'I don't remember.'' She also recounted a recent 'little disagreement' with Arcuri where she couldn't recall the specifics of her own arguments. 'I was like, 'This has happened before,'' Thurston recalled telling the comic. 'He was like, 'When?' I was like, 'I don't know but I know it has!'' Despite the challenges, she added, 'We're able to laugh about it now.' Thurston, who married Arcuri earlier this year, did not mince words about her condition. 'Cancer is s**t. Sometimes I'm like, 'Stop feeling bad for yourself.' Other times I'm like, 'You're allowed to feel bad for yourself. Cancer f**king sucks.'' She noted her hair has been 'coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps.' Having completed two months of medication, Thurston faces critical decisions regarding her liver. (The reality star revealed in March that her breast cancer had spread to her liver.) 'I just finished my second month of treatment and if you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever,' she stated. Thurston has opted for Histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment for liver tumors, at New York University. 'I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future. Fingers crossed as a stage 4 girly.' Further complicating her health, Thurston shared that a medically induced menopause initiated last month failed, as the medication intended to suppress her hormones proved ineffective. A new medication will be tried, but if it also fails, she revealed she might have to 'get my ovaries taken out.' 'Not ideal,' she admitted. 'But the vacation was nice. Now I'm back at it again in New York City trying to live my best life as a f**king cancer patient.' 'Sorry, I'm not going to edit that out,' she concluded her Instagram video. 'I'm just going to end this because I want it just to be my truth, I guess. Anyway, happy Sunday.'
Mint
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Bachelorette's Katie Thurston shares emotional update: 'Hair falling out, memory loss, treatment is forever'
Former 'Bachelorette' star Katie Thurston has shared an emotional health update as she continues her fight against Stage 4 breast cancer. The 34-year-old reality TV personality took to Instagram Stories on 1 June to speak openly about her condition, describing both the physical and emotional effects of treatment. 'I wanted to do weekly check-ins that are just like uncut, raw emotions of whatever comes to my mind,' she began. 'I just finished my second month of treatment and if you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever.' Despite the seriousness of her diagnosis, Katie Thurston expressed hope. 'I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future. Fingers crossed as a stage 4 girly,' she added. She also spoke about the toll the treatment is taking on her body. 'Right now, after finishing two months of my medication, my hair is coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps. Working on that. I'm losing my memory. That's great,' she said candidly. Describing one recent moment of confusion, she shared: 'Going through customs and them being like, 'Where are you coming from?' And I looked at him and I was like, 'I don't remember. I don't remember.'' Thurston first revealed her diagnosis in February 2025 in a vulnerable social media post. Additional tests confirmed that the cancer had spread to her liver, classifying it as Stage 4. Fans and supporters have praised her for her honesty and bravery in sharing her journey. She continues to receive treatment while updating her followers with her trademark humour and strength.
New York Post
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Bachelorette' star Katie Thurston is losing her memory as she fights Stage 4 cancer
Katie Thurston is going through the wringer in her Stage 4 breast cancer battle. The 'Bachelorette' alum, 34, gave a heartbreaking health update in an Instagram video posted Sunday. 'I just finished my second month of treatment and if you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever,' Thurston told her followers. 'I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future — fingers crossed as a stage 4 girly.' 8 Katie Thurston in her Instagram video. thekatiethurston/Instagram 8 Katie Thurston gives an update on her cancer battle. thekatiethurston/Instagram 'But right now, after finishing two months of my medication, my hair is coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps,' the reality star shared. 'I'm losing my memory. That's great. Going through customs and them being like, 'Where are you coming from?' And I looked at him and I was like, 'I don't remember.'' Thurston explained that she recently got into a 'little disagreement' with her husband, comedian Jeff Arcuri, where she couldn't defend herself because of her memory issues. 8 Katie Thurston with her husband Jeff Arcuri. thekatiethurston/Instagram 'I was like, 'This has happened before,'' she recalled. 'He was like, 'When?' I was like, 'I don't know but I know it has!' We're able to laugh about it now.' 'Cancer is s–t,' Thurston continued. 'Sometimes I'm like, 'Stop feeling bad for yourself.' Other times I'm like, 'You're allowed to feel bad for yourself. Cancer f—ing sucks.'' 8 Katie Thurston in the hospital for cancer treatment. Instagram/@thekatiethurston 8 Katie Thurston on 'The Bachelorette' in 2021. ABC Thurston explained that she's reached the phase of her treatment where she has to make 'big decisions' about how to treat her liver. She said she's opted for histotripsy, which uses focused ultrasound to destroy cancer cells without cutting into the body. 'It's National Cancer Survivors Day,' she said. 'Every day that I'm alive, I'm a survivor. So go me, I guess.' 8 Katie Thurston at the 2025 Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) Hot Pink Party in New York. Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock Thurston originally competed on Matt James' season of 'The Bachelor' in 2021 and then became the star of 'The Bachelorette' Season 17. One month before her intimate wedding to Acuri, 37, in New York City in March, Thurston publicly revealed her breast cancer diagnosis. 8 Katie Thurston in a selfie. Instagram/@thekatiethurston 'I experienced a range of emotions over the past two weeks. Despair. Anger. Sadness. Denial. And then strength. Purposeful. Ready. I cried a lot,' she said in a message on Instagram. In March, Thurston shared that her cancer had spread to her liver and was Stage 4. 8 Katie Thurston. Instagram/@thekatiethurston 'I know stage four can sound very scary, and it can be,' she said. 'However, given that I am triple positive and the spots on my liver are fairly small and detected early, I feel very optimistic on my outcome.' Thurston's cancer was discovered after she found a lump on her breast, which led to her getting a mammogram.
