Dance Moms star Kelly Hyland, 53, has revealed she has been diagnosed with “rapidly evolving” breast cancer, just months after having a “clean mammogram.”
Kelly, who appeared on Dance Moms with her daughters Brooke and Paige from 2011 to 2014, shared the heartbreaking news with MY! News this morning.
He explained that he began to suspect something was wrong when he suddenly lost a significant amount of weight, despite having made no changes to his daily life.
“The first warning sign was my significant weight loss,” she told the publication.
“I lost enough that others noticed and asked me about my diet tricks, but I hadn’t changed anything in my day-to-day life that would cause the loss.”
Dance Moms star Kelly Hyland, 53, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with “rapidly progressing” breast cancer. She is seen with her three children.
Kelly, who appeared on Dance Moms with her daughters Brooke and Paige from 2011 to 2014, shared the heartbreaking news with E! News this morning. She appears in the photo with her daughters.
Then, in late March, she said she noticed a lump in her breast and decided to get it checked, despite having had a mammogram just eight months earlier.
“I had just had one done eight months earlier and the results were clean,” he continued.
“However, this new mammogram and ultrasound did not, and showed a mass.”
Then they did a biopsy and doctors told him he had grade three invasive carcinoma.
“I went from clean results to a malignant mass in eight months,” the reality star said.
“I was surprised that he had grown up so quickly and scared of the battle I knew he was about to face.”
He is currently on the second of six initial chemotherapy treatments. Once those are complete, he will have to undergo surgery, radiation and 11 more rounds of chemotherapy.
Kelly recalled breaking the heartbreaking news to her children, daughters Brooke, 26, and Paige, 23, and son Josh, 24, whom she shares with ex-husband Randy Hyland.
He explained that he began to suspect something was wrong when he suddenly lost a significant amount of weight, despite not making any changes to his daily life.
She told them via a ‘four-way call’ because they were in Pittsburgh at the time while she was in Florida.
“As soon as he told us the bad news, I felt like I was in shock and then a whirlwind of emotions quickly hit me,” Paige said.
“Not only was I scared, I was angry, sad and confused why this would happen to someone as amazing as my mother.”
Brooke, who noted that they previously lost their grandmother to cancer, added that she “hated” knowing she would have to “watch another important person in her life go through that.”
Josh said they are trying to remain “hopeful” and explained, “I feel like she caught on quickly.” “I know my mom is strong enough to get through this.”
Brooke agreed: “She’s the strongest woman I know and I’m sure she’ll get through this and I’ll be there every step of the way.” She has a lot of love and support from her side.”
“As much as I wish I could take away her pain and heal her from this horrible situation, the only thing I have the power to do is be there for her the same way she has been there for me my entire life,” Paige. saying.
“This is going to be a long and challenging year, but if anyone can kick cancer’s ass, I’m sure it’s my mom.”
Kelly told the outlet that “all of her former Dance Mom co-stars are aware” of her diagnosis and have been “very supportive.”
She has no plans to discontinue her Back to the Barre or Dear Dance Mom… podcasts, the latter of which she hosts alongside fellow Dance Mom alums Melissa Gisoni, Holly Frazier, and Jill Vertes.
The star is helping her daughter Brooke plan her wedding and won’t let her diagnosis get in her way.
Brooke got engaged to account manager Brian Thalman earlier this month.
“Planning the wedding is going to be a huge distraction; I plan to help with every detail to make sure it turns out to be the wedding of your dreams,” Kelly said.
“I may not look or feel my best, but nothing is going to stop me from helping out and seeing my little girl walk down the aisle.”