00:00 The Reese Company star Suzanne Somers has passed away.
00:04 She died on October 15th, just one day before her 77th birthday.
00:08 In a statement, her press secretary announced that she had been battling an aggressive form
00:12 of breast cancer for over 23 years.
00:17 The actress had beaten cancer several times in her life.
00:20 She had skin cancer in her late 20s and breast cancer for the first time when she was around
00:24 50.
00:26 She has always spoken publicly about her battle against the disease.
00:30 Somers was treated for cancer several times in her life.
00:33 "Even when I played Chrissy on the show, I had cancer three times," Somers told CBS
00:37 News in 2020.
00:39 "They call it severe hyperplasia in your uterus.
00:42 I didn't make a big deal about it," Suzanne said.
00:44 In the same interview, the actress shared that she had a malignant melanoma on her back
00:48 in her 30s.
00:49 In July 2023, Suzanne Somers announced via Instagram that her breast cancer had returned
00:54 after two decades and was aggressive, saying this.
00:57 "This is not new territory for me.
01:01 I know how to put on my battle gear and I am a fighter," she told fans.
01:04 "I'm not afraid of the dark.
01:05 I'm afraid of the light.
01:06 I'm afraid of the dark."
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