‘Bachelorette’ Alum Katie Thurston Shares Emotional Update Amid Cancer Battle

Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston shared an emotional update amid her ongoing battle with breast cancer.

“I’m totally crashing out,” Thurston, 34, said in a tearful Instagram Story on Tuesday, September 30. She explained that she’s lowering her dose of medication due to the effects on her liver and was forced to postpone her double mastectomy, which was previously scheduled for November.

“I just want to be so honest,” she added. “I know I seem positive sometimes, but it’s very hard to be positive.”

Thurston’s update comes after she shared recent test results, writing “[not] great. Too sad to type much. Just thought I’d share for now in case anyone had helpful feedback.”

“The unfortunate reality is this is purely a medication thing and not something I have control over,” the reality star added. She later revealed that she has more tests scheduled in two weeks.

“We take medication for life, so it gets scary when you have to stop/pause/change your plan that was also working,” Thurston continued.

The former TV personality was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in February.

“I had a small lump in my breast around the 10’o clock spot,” she announced at the time. “I discovered it myself. Thought maybe it was my period [or] maybe it was muscle soreness from working out. But, eventually, this lump never went away.”