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Bachelor’s Kelsey Anderson details mom’s cancer battle – ‘Bones were breaking in her sleep’
Bachelor’s Kelsey Anderson details mom’s cancer battle – ‘Bones were breaking in her sleep’
Bachelor star Kelsey Anderson appears on The Squeeze podcast this fall. The 26-year-old opens up about tragically losing her mother to cancer. While she and Joey Graziadei are embarking on some exciting times together after getting engaged last year, Kelsey sheds tears over the fact her mom won’t be a part of her wedding.
During The Bachelor season 28, Joey Graziadei formed a romance with Kelsey. After whittling down the ABC contestants to his one leading lady, the two left the show together. Now, they’re making plans for marriage. But, Kelsey shares her “sad” reality of experiencing this time in her life without one of her parents.
Kelsey Anderson details her mom’s cancer fight
In 2011, Kelsey’s mom, Denise, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She sadly passed away seven years later.
Taking to Instagram in 2017, Kelsey reached out for “advice” and shared how she had a GoFundMe page running for her mom.
In her post, Kelsey wrote of how her mom’s cancer “moved to her bones and liver,” adding “…the doctors told her she has 6 months to a year left.”
Speaking of her mom on The Squeeze podcast this November, Kelsey wipes away tears as she explains at one stage in her mom’s cancer battle “she would have to take morphine every day,” adding: “Her bones were breaking in her sleep.”
“After a month, she had a stroke, she didn’t really know who anyone was, and she was really scared. Like, my dad would try and bathe her or something and she was like, terrified,” Kelsey adds.
Speaking of her mom, Kelsey continues: “She just had the biggest heart and always took care of everyone around her.”
She adds how she “wants to emulate” her mom and “bring her joy.”
Kelsey’s mom influenced her life
Bachelor star Kelsey is opening up on The Squeeze this November, but fans will have already seen her talk about her mom while on the ABC show.
Sitting down with Joey during season 28, Kelsey wanted to share some details about her family.
She told her husband-to-be: “She’s such an amazing woman, she’s so caring…
“Her energy was just so positive, and then about 10 years ago she got diagnosed with breast cancer…”
Kelsey continues: “It metastasized in her bones,” before breaking down in tears.
“They gave her six months,” she adds.
“After that, it was very aggressive and after about two months she passed away.”
The Bachelor star said her experience on the show was “a little hard” given how her mom wouldn’t be there at her wedding.
Kelsey added how her father told her she’s “her mother’s child,” telling her how she’s “so brave.”
Speaking on The Bachelor, Kelsey said: “It felt really nice,” that Joey was “telling her the qualities she described in her mom were something that he saw in her.”
If you or someone you know has been affected by this story, you can contact the Cancer Support Helpline, run by counselors and resource specialists, on 1-888-793-9355 or the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-2345.
In the UK, Cancer Research UK telephone lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday at 0808 800 4040, and Macmillan 8am-8pm every day at 0808 808 000.