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‘Chicago Med’ Star Marlyne Barrett Reveals Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I’m Holding Onto Faith’

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Marylne Barrett, who plays nurse Maggie Lockwood on “Chicago Med”, is sharing some candid news about her health. In a new interview with People, Barrett reveals she’s undergoing treatment for uterine and ovarian cancer after doctors discovered a football-sized tumour on her uterus and one of her ovaries back in July. “I’m an extremely private person, but I felt a responsibility to tell my story,” says Barrett, who last year welcomed 11-month-old twins Joshuah-Jireh and Ahnne-N’Urya with husband Gavin Barrett. READ MORE: Rachel Zegler Reveals Breast Cancer Scare At 19: ‘The Scariest Week Of My Life’ Barrett also explained how her “Chicago Med” character’s 2019 storyline, in which she was diagnosed with breast cancer, helped her come to terms with her own diagnosis. “When my character went through breast cancer, I had a sea of people reach out to me through social media,” she shared. “They brought me courage, and so I felt a sense of inevitability to meet their hearts where they met me.” Going public, she explained, is a way she can hopefully inspire others who are going through similar crises. “We as human beings are so scared to face the mortality of life, or to even pronounce the word cancer,” she says. “But we have so much more strength inside of us than we think,” she said. READ MORE: Jane Fonda Shares Health Update After Revealing Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Diagnosis: ‘Cancer Is A Teacher’ According to Barrett, her doctors advised undergoing “aggressive” chemotherapy before a hysterectomy. “The best way I could experience was to meet it,” she says. “There’s no running from it because it’s my life.

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