’s Marlyne Barrett revealed that she has been privately battling uterine and ovarian cancer. On Tuesday, the 44-year-old actress took to Instagram to share a picture of her freshly shaven head next to the caption, “…”.
The following slide on the photo carousel was a screenshot of a article announcing the news. Barrett, who plays nurse Maggie Lockwood on the hit NBC drama, shared that her journey began two months ago, after she went in for a hernia procedure and had fluid on her abdomen that wouldn’t go away.
After going to the doctor, it was revealed to her that she had a football-sized tumor on her uterus and left ovary. A post shared by Marlyne Barrett (@barrettmarlyne)«The initial experience was a shock, a shock to my womanhood,» the actress tells the magazine. «I didn't believe them, but when they showed me the CT scan, I went, 'Oh my word.' The first questions were, 'Am I going to live?' I just fell into my husband's arms.
It still takes my breath away when I think about it,» she adds. Barrett was told by doctors that she would need “aggressive chemotherapy” and a hysterectomy to treat it.
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