Rita Wilson Reveals What She Told Husband Tom Hanks After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Rita Wilson opened up about her diagnosis with breast cancer in 2015 and how she and husband Tom Hanks handled the upsetting news. Click through the gallery for an inside look at what that time in their life was like.

Rita Wilson Reveals What She Told Husband Tom Hanks After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Rita, 62, wrote on Instagram, “Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You’re scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality.”

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She continued, “So I had a serious discussion with my husband that if anything happens, I wanted him to be super sad for a very long time ? and I’d also like a party, a celebration.”

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“Out of that story, I wrote ‘Throw Me a Party’ with @lizrose0606 and @kristianbush,” she said, referring to her new country song. Her fourth album, Halfway to Home, comes out on March 29.

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After her diagnosis, the Sleepless in Seattle actress had a double mastectomy and reconstruction. She attributed the success of her treatment to the fact that they caught the cancer early.

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Rita and Tom, 62, married in 1988 and have two sons together, Chet and Truman. The singer is also stepmom to Tom’s two children from his first marriage: Colin and Elizabeth.

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What do you think of Rita’s inspiration for her new song? Let us know in the comments!

Rita, 62, wrote on Instagram, “Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You’re scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality.”

Photo credit: MEGA

She continued, “So I had a serious discussion with my husband that if anything happens, I wanted him to be super sad for a very long time ? and I’d also like a party, a celebration.”

Photo credit: Getty Images

“Out of that story, I wrote ‘Throw Me a Party’ with @lizrose0606 and @kristianbush,” she said, referring to her new country song. Her fourth album, Halfway to Home, comes out on March 29.

Photo credit: Getty Images

After her diagnosis, the Sleepless in Seattle actress had a double mastectomy and reconstruction. She attributed the success of her treatment to the fact that they caught the cancer early.

Photo credit: MEGA

Rita and Tom, 62, married in 1988 and have two sons together, Chet and Truman. The singer is also stepmom to Tom’s two children from his first marriage: Colin and Elizabeth.

Photo credit: Getty Images

What do you think of Rita’s inspiration for her new song? Let us know in the comments!

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