Jane Fonda, 84, Updates Fans on Health After Cancer Diagnosis
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Jane Fonda offered fans a health update after her lymphoma diagnosis.
In a blog post, she said she is filled with “hope and inspiration” and that “lymphoma is not going to stop me.”
The actress was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September.
Jane Fonda isn’t letting a cancer diagnosis slow her down. After the 84-year-old was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September, fans have been anxiously awaiting a health update from the former Grace and Frankie star.
In a new blog post, Fonda gave fans what they’ve been waiting for, offering an update on her health while traveling the country on the campaign trail. The 9 to 5 star shared some photos and noted that cancer hasn’t made a dent in her drive to continue working.
“It fills me with hope and inspiration and my lymphoma is not going to stop me,” she wrote in the blog post.
Fonda seems to be in good spirits, too. She recently posed for an Instagram photo with friends and was all smiles. And, in a new Instagram video, the long-time activist was booming with energy as she announced upcoming events she planned to attend.
While any type of cancer is serious, this type is not uncommon. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) is a type of cancer that starts in white blood cells and often affects the lymph nodes. According to the American Cancer Society, NHL has impacted over 80,000 people in 2022.
When she initially announced her diagnosis, Fonda noted that it’s “a very treatable cancer” and she’d already started a chemotherapy regimen, which will last six months. Fonda added that she’s “very lucky” to be “handling the treatments quite well.” Survival rates vary based on the type of NHL diagnosed, but Fonda did not reveal which type she’s battling.
She added in the post, “I’m so lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatment. I realize, and it’s painful, that I am privileged in this. Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right.”
But, Fonda was firm from the start that her new diagnosis wouldn’t slow her down. “We’re living through the most consequential time in human history because what we do or don’t do right now will determine what kind of future there will be and I will not allow cancer to keep me from doing all I can,” she wrote.
“Cancer is a teacher and I’m paying attention to the lessons it holds for me,” Fonda wrote. “One thing it’s shown me already is the importance of community. Of growing and deepening one’s community so that we are not alone. And the cancer, along with my age—almost 85—definitely teaches the importance of adapting to new realities.”
We’re keeping Fonda in our thoughts and are looking forward to more updates.
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