Kathy Griffinis on the mend and working towards improving her health.
On Sunday, the 61-year-old comedian shared avideoon Twitter, documenting her first walk since undergoing surgery to remove half of her left lung following alung cancer diagnosisin August.
Seen standing beside her friendJane Edith Wilsonat the start of the clip, a breathier and higher voiced Griffin first says hello to fans watching. “I’m gonna go on my first walk today since my surgery. I’m a little nervous,” she states, before she and Wilson begin their trek.
On Twitter, WilsonretweetedGriffin’s post, writing alongside the clip: “For her first walk post cancer, surgery, et al, she ended up walking about three miles. @kathygriffin is the original badass.”
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Back in August, Griffin revealed her diagnosis with stage 1 lung cancer, despitehaving never smoked. She shared that her doctors were “very optimistic” as she prepared to undergo surgery to have part of her left lung removed.
TheMy Life on the D-Liststar’s representative told PEOPLE later that daythat the surgery was successful. “She is now out of surgery and everything went well, per her doctor,” the rep said.
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In her post announcing her diagnosis, Griffin also called upon her fans to monitor their health and always be their own advocates.
“Please stay up to date on your medical check ups,” she wrote at the time. “It’ll save your life.”
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Later in December, Griffin announced that she wasofficially cancer-freewhile appearing on an episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!“I’m cancer free!” Griffin exclaimed, as the studio audience cheered and applauded her.
“It will heal, but I’m sort of enjoying it. I’m a good two octaves higher, I think,” Griffin added, also joking, “It’s higher than Mariah Carey, I know that.”
When hostJimmy Kimmelasked, “Did the doctors get it all? They got all the lung cancer out of there?” Griffin confirmed that her tumor had been fully removed.
“Yes! So I’m cancer free,” she said. “I don’t know why, I had a tumor, right? And I’ve never smoked, and it was in there for 10 years.”
source: people.com
