Catriona Rowntree has shared a major health update after her older sister was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
The Getaway host, 52, revealed on Sunday that her sister Lucinda was responding well to chemotherapy and that her diagnosis was currently positive.
‘Lucinda is fine. “She is very tired as the end of her chemotherapy nears, but the doctors are happy and the results will be available this week,” she told the Herald of the sun.
She added that her sister’s family life was going well, which helped her stay in a good mood.
‘Their daughter Katie just got engaged and Blue Illusion asked their other daughter, Georgia, to take part in a photo shoot with my mother to celebrate three generations of women.
Catriona Rowntree (pictured) has shared a major health update after her older sister was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
“There is much to look forward to… and to live for.”
In April 2023, Catriona celebrated her sister’s birthday by sharing a bittersweet post on Facebook about her sister’s health issues.
The TV presenter revealed that Lucinda’s cancer was “apparently incurable” and that a GoFundMe campaign had jumped in to help pay his living expenses.
Lucinda, a mother of four, was forced to leave her job as a school teacher in Sydney’s Upper North Shore after receiving the devastating diagnosis.
Catriona began her post with a tribute to “blonde beauty” Lucinda, who she described as a “true gem” whose “smile and laugh warms everyone’s heart.”
The Channel Nine star also fondly recalled how Lucinda “never caused her parents even an ounce of worry” as a child, nor suffered any “boyfriend drama” when she married her childhood sweetheart Johnno.
The Getaway host, 52, revealed on Sunday that her sister Lucinda was responding well to chemotherapy and that her diagnosis was currently positive.
Catriona said of Lucinda’s diagnosis: “I’m trying so hard to choose my words carefully, other than to say a lot of tears have been shed, but Lucinda is fighting and positive.” We all are.’
‘He has started chemotherapy (absolute hell) and immunotherapy (our shining light) at Royal North Shore Hospital. Lucinda is now unable to work as she vows to fight for her life. “Her friends created a GoFundMe page to relieve household stress and I asked her permission to share it with you,” she added.
Catriona also revealed that Lucinda is the “first to participate in a new medical trial” that may not save her life, but could help other cancer sufferers in the future.
Rowntree is the youngest of four siblings, including brother Andrew and sisters Lucinda and Marisa.
She added that her sister’s family life was going well, which helped her stay in a good mood. (Pictured: Catriona, second right, and Lucinda, front center, with family members, including her mother Heather, front left)