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Fans Are Now Being Haunted By Shannen Doherty’s Words From Her Last Post On Instagram

Published on July 16, 2024

Many people have been shocked by Shannen Doherty’s passing. Despite her candidness regarding her cancer diagnosis, none anticipated the actress’s sudden demise.

Learn more about what is troubling her followers now that she is no longer among them by reading on.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease.”

Doherty disclosed last year that her illness had progressed to her brain. In a tearful video posted to Instagram on June 7, the actress made the big reveal. The footage, which was recorded on January 12, 2023, showed Doherty undergoing radiation therapy.

“On January 5th, my ct scan showed Mets in my brain,” she wrote. “January 12, the first round of radiation took place.”

“My fear is obvious. I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life. I am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr Amin Mirahdi and the amazing techs at cedar sinai. But that fear…. The turmoil….. the timing of it all…. This is what cancer can look like.”

At the age of eleven, Doherty made her television debut. Her first television appearances were as a guest on Voyagers! and Father Murphy, both developed and produced by Michael Landon. When she was cast as Jenny Wilder on Little House on the Prairie, she would collaborate with Landon once more.

She made the switch to acting in the late 1980s, appearing in the 1988 movie Heathers. She returned to television in 1990, starring in Beverly Hills 90210 as Brenda Walsh.

Before being chosen for the popular series Charmed, she starred in a number of made-for-TV films after becoming well-known.

She carried on acting after Charmed concluded. She did, however, participate in reality shows the majority of the time.

She started the “Let’s Be Clear” podcast at the end of 2023. In the podcast, she conducts in-depth interviews with numerous individuals, such as past co-stars and colleagues in the industry. She also included her podcast in the most recent video that she uploaded to Instagram.

She provides her fans with an update on her cancer in the video. She lets them know she’ll be receiving chemotherapy. ‘I have no idea how long I’m going to be on chemo for,’ the woman admits.

I am uncertain as to whether it will take three months or six months. Or if we decide to make another alteration if, after three months, it is still ineffective. “That’s beyond my ability to forecast. My doctors are unable to forecast it. It’s frightful. It’s a significant wake-up call,” the actress continues.

“I have no idea if it’s going to be three months, or if it’s going to be six months. Or if after three months it’s not working, if we’re going to change again. ‘That’s not something that I can predict. It’s not something my doctors can predict. It’s scary. It’s a big wake up call,” the actress goes on.

‘But what will perhaps haunt fans is what she says next, “At the same time there is some positivity there, that because my molecular structure of my cancer cells changed recently, it means there’s a lot more protocols for me to try. For the first time in a couple of months I feel hopeful. Because there are so many more protocols now, whereas before I was hopeful but I was still getting prepared,” she shares.

She posted a final video just two weeks before she passed away, and her optimism breaks people’s hearts. In response to the video, one fan wrote, “I really thought she was doing ok. I saw her last podcast and she spoke about being hopeful….Then all of a sudden the cancer took over”

Another person commented, “Breaks my heart that she had hope and was still fighting just a few weeks ago. She is an inspiration. ❤️”

Another fan added, “Watching her being so hopeful in this video broke me. I was so exited about her joining House of Halliwell podcast! Cannot imagine what her family is going through.”

People were shocked to hear Shannen express hope and feel positive for the first time in a long time, only to have her life abruptly taken away.