William Shatner and daughter Melanie reveal they battled Stage 4 cancer at the same time
William Shatner and his 61-year-old daughter revealed this week that the two of them battled cancer at the same time several years ago.Melanie Shatner Gretsch first discovered her cancer four years ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and felt a little lump on her breast that she thought might be a bug bite.She told People magazine she decided to have it checked out despite a mammogram not finding anything just five months before.DAVE COULIER REVEALS 45-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, GRUELING SIDE EFFECTS FROM CANCER FIGHTSAlthough the technician didn’t find anything during the scan the next day, "something pushed me back and said, ‘No, have her recheck it.’ She put the wand exactly where I put my finger and under her breath said, ‘Now, I would have missed that.’"She was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread to lymph nodes in her chest.Shatner said his daughter was "very conscious of the importance of her life for herself and for her family. I was devastated."Gretsch is a mother to two daughters whom she shares with husband Joel Gretsch.Gretsch said her father told her not to worry about the medical costs and to send him the bills."Then you made me laugh so hard when I was still going to the doctor a year later," she added.
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William Shatner and his 61-year-old daughter revealed this week that the two of them battled cancer at the same time several years ago.Melanie Shatner Gretsch first discovered her cancer four years ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and felt a little lump on her breast that she thought might be a bug bite.She told People magazine she decided to have it checked out despite a mammogram not finding anything just five months before.DAVE COULIER REVEALS 45-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, GRUELING SIDE EFFECTS FROM CANCER FIGHTSAlthough the technician didn’t find anything during the scan the next day, "something pushed me back and said, ‘No, have her recheck it.’ She put the wand exactly where I put my finger and under her breath said, ‘Now, I would have missed that.’"She was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread to lymph nodes in her chest.Shatner said his daughter was "very conscious of the importance of her life for herself and for her family. I was devastated."Gretsch is a mother to two daughters whom she shares with husband Joel Gretsch.Gretsch said her father told her not to worry about the medical costs and to send him the bills."Then you made me laugh so hard when I was still going to the doctor a year later," she added. "You said, ‘You’ve got to get well. We’re going to be in the poorhouse!’"LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?
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- William Shatner and his 61-year-old daughter revealed this week that the two of them battled cancer at the same time several years ago.Melanie Shatner Gretsch first discovered her cancer four years ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and felt a little lump on her breast that she thought might be a bug bite.She told People magazine she decided to have it checked out despite a mammogram not finding anything just five months before.DAVE COULIER REVEALS 45-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, GRUELING SIDE EFFECTS FROM CANCER FIGHTSAlthough the technician didn’t find anything during the scan the next day, "something pushed me back and said, ‘No, have her recheck it.’ She put the wand exactly where I put my finger and under her breath said, ‘Now, I would have missed that.’"She was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread to lymph nodes in her chest.Shatner said his daughter was "very conscious of the importance of her life for herself and for her family. I was devastated."Gretsch is a mother to two daughters whom she shares with husband Joel Gretsch.Gretsch said her father told her not to worry about the medical costs and to send him the bills."Then you made me laugh so hard when I was still going to the doctor a year later," she added.
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