Dancing with the stars alum Edytaśliwińska After a year of fighting cancer, there is good news.
“A year ago, I woke up from a semi-conscious state and a man in a blue coat looked at me and said something no one wanted to hear: ‘This is cancer’,” said a professional dancer at 45 Instagram Wednesday, August 13. “I don’t know if I’m alive today. I don’t know how long I’m left, how serious I’m or how life will change.”
A year later, Śliwińska shared that her health has improved since she was treated.
“Today, I put scars under my belly to remind people that life is very fragile,” she continued. “It breaks down any time. Appreciate it, live like there is no tomorrow, enjoy it and take care of your health. I am the luckiest person on the planet today, and every breath I breathe is filled with gratitude and love for what really matters in life.”
Śliwińska added that she now feels more “healthy” than ever and wants to share the changes she has made to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.
“I changed my lifestyle, diet, environment and exercise,” she wrote. “I will share what I have learned and hope that each of you can achieve a healthier self, so no one sends you the news I’ve received in my hospital bed.”
In August 2024, Śliwińska announced that she had undergone an undisclosed procedure for health issues. Three months later, she revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer.
“The last three months have been the hardest and most stressful of my life. We hear people say, ‘appreciate every moment, ‘be grateful’ and ‘live your own life as if there is no tomorrow. “We all know we should do these things, but in some way, we forgot,” she wrote Instagram then. “We’re stuck in daily life, small problems and concerns. But what if one day you wake up and find yourself with cancer? You don’t know if you have a few months or years of life.”
She continued: “You don’t know if you’re going to see your kids grow up. Suddenly, these slogans about embracing each moment become very real. The truth is, cancer, you don’t know how long it’s left.”
Śliwińska is known for being one of them Professionals DWTS. She participated in the first 10 seasons of the show and had unforgettable partners Joey Lawrence,,,,, Cameron Mathison And more. Although she never won the Mirror Ball Trophy, she ended in Season 6 with the NFL alum Jason Taylor Crown as runner-up.
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