Canadian actress Lyndie Greenwood has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Greenwood, 42, shared the news on Instagram in a heartfelt post.
“Hey there, friends. I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been dealing with some real life stuff,” she said.
“The big C is a doozy! It’s complicated and ever-changing,” she continued. “There’s too much to say here, so I’ve started a blog. If you want to hear more about my experience, you can join me on Substack.”
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She ended her post by saying: “There’s a link in my bio. I’m sending out big love and hugs to you all!! Xox #breastcancer.”
The photo accompanying the post shows the actress outdoors having suffered hair loss, a common side effect of chemotherapy.
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Greenwood’s Instagram announcement was met with shock by her followers.
“Oh no Lyndie that’s terrible news,” one wrote.
“Omg sending you all the love and healing energy I can. I’m so sorry you’re going through this,” said another.
In her Substack Greenwood revealed she’d been given a diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer that forms in the milk ducts and spreads.
She said she was in Vancouver preparing for an “indie road trip movie” when she was given the news.
Greenwood was able to finish the movie, calling it “one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my life as a creative person”.
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The timing “worked out perfectly” the actress said, explaining she was then able to “make an appointment with my new oncologist and cancer surgeon”.
Greenwood said her cancer treatment ended in February and left her with a “bald head and many scars, some of them visible”.
Three decades ago, she was Hollywood’s leading child star
Her treatments included a double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery.
‘My prognosis is very good,’ she said.
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Lyndie Greenwood is best known for the recurring role of Sonya in the show Nikita and for being a series regular cast member of Sleepy Hollow playing the role of Jenny Mills in 2013.
In 2019, she joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video series The Expanse in the recurring role of Dr Elvi Okoye.
She has also starred in several Hallmark movies.
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