British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John passed away on Monday, August 8, according to a post by her husband, John Easterling, on Instagram. Here is a look at the star Battle with breast cancer and the research institution you founded.
Over the course of her long career, Olivia has succeeded in attracting fans with her massive songs and great music writing. Her fan-favorite role in 1978 fat It also established her as an actress, which led her and John Travolta to international fame.
Among her most famous songs are: Hopelessly devoted to youAnd the let me be there, summer nightsAnd the the cage And the twist of destiny.
Inside the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Foundation
The the cage It was the singer and her husband, John Easterling, who are behind the Olivia Newton-John Foundation.
The couple launched the Cancer Research Foundation in October 2020 with the goal of funding global research into plant-based medicines and comprehensive therapy-based cancer therapy.
“These investments in new scientific research will educate patients and their caregivers about more gentle cancer treatment options,” the foundation’s website says in its mission statement.
The Olivia Newton-John Foundation website also features several studies that are currently underway. It also has an online store currently under development.
The ‘Grease’ actress fought cancer for 30 years
Olivia Newton-John battled breast cancer for 30 years after being diagnosed in 1992. The artist has been open about her experience with the disease.
Talk to NBC today In 2020, she said, “Cancer can swallow your mind and swallow your being. And I try not to live my life with that in my mind all the time.”
Nearly twenty-one years after her initial diagnosis (in 2013), the singer learned that she also had cancer in her shoulder. She kept her second diagnosis quiet about her family and fans.
“The first time I talked about it, and the second time I thought, ‘I don’t really need to share this’…it’s my life. I decided to keep it to myself,'” Olivia said on Australia’s Sunday Night Show (as reported on the page). sixth).
Olivia has also spoken about treating the disease with natural remedies such as using medicinal cannabis tinctures from plants her husband has grown on their California property.
Olivia is survived by her husband, John Easterling, and her daughter
The artist breathed her last on her ranch in Southern California.
The 73-year-old was surrounded by family, according to husband John’s tribute on Instagram.
The star is survived by her husband John Easterling and daughter Chloe Latanzi. Khloe engaged to ex-husband Matt Latanzi.
She is also survived by her sister Sarah Newton-John, brother Toby Newton-John, and several nephews and nieces.
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