Ni: Entertainment Tonight
IBINUNYAG ng 39-year-old na TV personality sa bagong issue ng People magazine na na-diagnose siya noong nakaraang Pebrero na mayroong meningioma brain tumor at ang kanyang ina, si Litsa, ay nakikipaglaban sa Stage 4 brain cancer.
Sumailalim sa surgery si Menounos at tinanggal na ang benign tumor.
“(My doctor) said there’s a six to seven percent chance that we’ll see it come back,” sabi niya sa magazine. “But I’ll take those odds any day.”
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Nitong Lunes, nag-post si Menounos sa Instagram ng litrato nila ng kanyang ina upang magpasalamat sa suporta ng fans.
“First I wanna say thank you all for the well wishes, prayers and support. It’s been a crazy time here in our home,” caption ni Menounos sa litrato na makikitang humahalik siya sa ulo ng ina. “I want you all to know that I’m ok!
Seriously I’m recovering well and should be as good as new very very soon! Luckily I don’t need any further treatments but I can’t say the same about my mom. So please keep her in your prayers.”
Pinasalamatan din niya ang mga nurse at doktor na nag-alaga at gumamot sa kanya sa Cedars-Sinai sa NYC.
“Most people want to rush out of the hospital to get home I kept saying I’ve never been treated kinder,” aniya. “I cried like a baby saying goodbye to the amazing nurses who took such good care of me. God bless nurses! I of course need to thank dr black and dr Chu for performing an amazing surgery and giving me the best bday gift ever-my health.”
“I got to hear what I have meant to my friends and family-it’s been quite moving for me,” dagdag pa niya.
Pagkatapos ipahayag na nakikipaglaban sa brain tumor si Menounos, ibinunyag naman ng E! News na magbibitiw si Menounos bilang co-anchor ng programa.
“I am so grateful for the past three years at E!, I had such an amazing time co-hosting with Jason Kennedy and working everyday with the wonderful roster of talent on the show including producers, staff and crew,” salaysay ni Menounos. “It was such a special, good-hearted group and one I’ll always consider family. A special thank you to Frances Berwick and Adam Stotsky for all the support they have shown me through the years especially during these tough times. I will truly miss everyone and looking forward to this next chapter in my life.”
