Hallmark Star Recovering from Cancer: ‘Long Road’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Hallmark actor John Reardon is recovering from tonsil cancer, opening up about his battle on social media.
“Last night was my first night out after my recovery from tonsil cancer,” the Canadian actor wrote in an Instagram post. “Has been a long road between these two pictures and the difference is from the love and support I received from my people in my life.”
The Mayo Clinic defines tonsil cancer as “a growth of cells that starts in a tonsil. The tonsils are two oval-shaped pads in the back of the mouth. They help the immune system fight germs…Tonsil cancer is considered a kind of throat cancer. Tonsil cancer happens in the part of the throat that’s behind the mouth, called the oropharynx. Cancer that starts in this part of the throat is sometimes called oropharyngeal cancer.”
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Reardon then took a moment to thank his friends and family individually for all of their support:
My amazing partner @officialmeghanory for taking on our whole world to help me get better. My brave kids who inspired me. My Dad who took me for a walk everyday even when it was hard for me to get out of bed — and I’m sure hard for him to see his son in pain. My Mom @ocean__cottage who made me soups and ginger honey tea and green juices so I could get calories into my body. My sister and brother @dr_laura_reardon @marcreardon81 who helped with the kids and the challenges of life when I couldn’t. All my in-laws, who are not just in-laws they are family, who brought food and cookies and talked through challenges with us.
Reardon continued, “Our nanny, our neighbors and everyone who sent food or love and support or messages and kind words and also all the amazing doctors, nurses, technicians, hospital workers, psychologists you are all my heroes and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Kindness is an underappreciated quality in people. We should never under value it. Celebrate it and distribute it as much as possible. It is free and life changing. Happy Holidays.”
“Reardon made his Hallmark debut in episodes of WHEN CALLS THE HEART in 2014. The actor and his wife, who met on MERLIN’S APPRENTICE, tied the knot in 2008 and share 3 children together,” GOOD MORNING AMERICA reported.
Most recently, he starred in Hallmark’s BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS, which was rated a +3 by Movieguide®.
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