Amy Robach remembers Shannen Doherty after demise from breast most cancers

Breast most cancers survivor Amy Robach is remembering the late Shannen Doherty as somebody who had an enduring influence on her.

The information anchor paid homage to the 90210 and Charmed star, who died July 13 on the age of 53 from breast most cancers, within the newest episode of her joint podcast with T.J. Holmes, Amy and T.J. “Shannen Doherty, that one has been onerous for me at this time,” Robach stated, recalling the primary time she met Doherty for an interview phase in 2020 about her analysis.

“I bought to do the sit down together with her when she introduced in 2019 that she had stage 4 metastatic breast most cancers, and he or she had such an influence on me as a result of we have been recognized two years aside initially,” she recalled. “And he or she was declared most cancers free. I used to be declared most cancers free. . . each most cancers is completely different, however she and I linked and he or she knew she was in a battle for her life.”

Robach stated, “I simply at all times marveled at her bravery. I cherished her as Brenda Walsh on 90210. So I used to be so excited to get to truly meet her. That was the primary time I bought to satisfy her, however I used to be blown away by her and her vulnerability and her willingness to share her story to assist different folks get by actually powerful occasions.”

Having witnessed Doherty’s “bravery in preventing it” and “taking it very publicly, it helps so many individuals going by that very same battle,” Robach added. “It is a very unhappy day that she misplaced her battle.”

Robach additionally recalled the Charlie Brown cartoon that Doherty lived by, which the late star had quoted to her throughout their first assembly. “She referenced a Charlie Brown Snoopy cartoon that she checked out day by day to simply remind her; she knew her time was restricted. All of our time is restricted, however she was aware of it. She stated, ‘Charlie Brown says to Snoopy, YOLO Snoopy, you solely dwell as soon as. And Snoopy stated, you bought it unsuitable, Charlie Brown. You solely die as soon as. We dwell on daily basis.’ And that was how she selected to dwell these previous few years.”

Doherty was first recognized with breast most cancers in 2015 and went into remission in 2017. She introduced in 2020, by way of an ABC Information interview with Robach (above), that it had returned within the type of stage 4 breast most cancers. Doherty revealed final 12 months that it unfold to her mind.

Robach realized that she had been recognized with stage two breast most cancers after she underwent a mammogram on-air for a Good Morning America phase in 2013. She accomplished her closing spherical of chemotherapy the next 12 months and has been cancer-free since.