Jimmy Buffett And His Sister Laurie Battled Cancer At The Same Time: ‘We Shared A Club That Nobody Wants To Join’
etcanada.comLaurie Buffett McGuane is remembering her late brother. Speaking with People, the sister of Jimmy Buffett revealed that she and the “Margaritaville” singer both battled cancer at the same time. READ MORE: Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ Singer, Dead at 76 “Jimmy and I were diagnosed with cancer about the same time,” Laurie said. “It was four years ago and Jimmy was actually diagnosed first.
When Jimmy found out [I had cancer] he brought the whole family and the dogs to Montana to be with me.” Buffett died on Sept.
1 at age 76 from a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer, while his sister battled pancreatic cancer. “Jimmy and I became closer because of our cancers.
We talked before and after our scans,” Laurie recalled. “We shared a club that nobody wants to join. I am thunderstruck that Jimmy didn’t make it.” She added that her brother was a big source of inspiration for her as she underwent treatment for her cancer, pushing her to live life as normally as possible. “I rode my horse during my treatments and tried to continue with my life the same way Jimmy has done,” she said. READ MORE: Elton John, David Letterman, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden & More Pay Tribute To The Late Jimmy Buffett In a post over the weekend on Instagram, Laurie shared some of her final moments with Buffett. “We talked about our childhood where only siblings can relate.
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