Olivia Newton-John is determined to find “an end to cancer” following the death of Kelly Preston.
Olivia Newton-John
The ‘Grease’ star is currently battling breast cancer for the third time, but has said it was the passing of her close friend Kelly – who died in July 2020 after her own two-year battle with the same type of cancer – that “strengthened [her] resolve” to help those researching a cure to the disease.
She said: “Kelly was a lovely woman and incredibly tragic loss. It just strengthened my resolve to find an end to cancer.
“Losing friends and losing people that you care about just makes me even more determined to do this research.”
Olivia had been friends with Kelly for years, as the late star’s husband, John Travolta, starred with Olivia in ‘Grease’.
The 72-year-old actress was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 after having already battled the illness twice before, and has said “keeping a positive attitude” has helped her get through each day.
She said: “I feel really well, thank you. Thanks to my husband [John Easterling] and his plant medicine. I’m doing really well.
“I think it’s just keeping a positive attitude and believing that I will be OK. And talking to my body and doing all the things that I can to support myself emotionally and mentally.”
Olivia’s husband grows plants – including cannabis and Amazonian hubs – to help the actress and singer in her recovery, and she couldn’t be happier to have his support.
She told Us Weekly magazine: “I’m very grateful to have his support and his knowledge, which led us to start a foundation really begin our foundation fund to raise money, to research plant medicine for cancer to find kind of treatments and eventually to find a world beyond cancer. That’s my dream.”
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