FoxNews: 'Bachelorette' alum Katie Thurston in survival mode, has to 'show up or die' in Stage 3 cancer battle

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'Bachelorette' alum Katie Thurston in survival mode, has to 'show up or die' in Stage 3 cancer battle

"Bachelorette" alum Katie Thurston opened up about her Stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis. The reality TV star was "devastated" to find out about her diagnosis at age 34....                        ...                        ...                            ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is in "survival mode" as she battles Stage 3 breast cancer.......Thurston opened up about her life after being diagnosed with You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in February......."You're in, like, survival mode," she said during an appearance on "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login." "Like, you don't have a choice. You show up or you die. ......"And I hate to say it that way, but, like, you ... just every day you have an appointment. Every day you have to show up. You don't have a choice."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Thurston didn't immediately seek medical care after finding a lump, and her advice to others is "don't wait."......"When I felt my lump, it was sore," she recalled. "And, as women, we're used to being told, like, 'Oh, it's probably your time of the month,' or 'Oh, it's from working out.' So, I brushed it off for a while and then finally I decided to go to the doctor."......Thurston's tumor required chemotherapy first to shrink the size before she can have it removed.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Finding out about her cancer diagnosis was "like the worst feeling ever felt."......"Like, you're just devastated," she said. "You're so devastated. It's so shocking......."As a 34-year-old woman, it's just – you're not prepared."......Thurston appeared on the 17th season of "The Bachelorette," where she chose Blake Moynes. He proposed to Thurston, but the engagement was short-lived. The two called it quits in October 2021.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Thurston has since moved on and became You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login months before she was diagnosed with cancer......."And we thought we'd be planning a wedding," Thurston said. "We thought we'd be trying for a baby. And instead we know that this year is really dedicated to just treatment and getting better."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Instead of wedding planning, the two have been preemptively working on family planning......."We've done everything we can to be proactive for our future and our family plans," the former "Bachelorette" star explained. "But, in the event that IVF didn't work out, in the event that chemo did impact me in a negative way when it comes to my reproductive health, we're also OK being a childless couple."......Before her cancer diagnosis, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login planned on eloping. Now, the reality TV star is looking forward to planning a wedding with Arcuri and celebrating the beauty of life....

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