Mindy Cohn took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal that she’s battling cancer for a second time.
“Have been off social media for a while ‘cuz I had to go kick cancer’s ass,” Cohn wrote. “I did so with the extraordinary help of Providence Saint John’s hospital staff, especially my nurses Finja, Patty and Courtney and my hero, the phenomenal oncology surgeon [Anton Bilchik]…. Thank you to my family… who have been my advocates and always on the ready to help me when it’s ‘my turn.’ Recouping for another couple of weeks and then ready for my next adventure. Onwards! F**K Cancer!”
In a 2017 interview with People, Cohn revealed that she had been secretly recovering from breast cancer for the past five years.
“I kept that secret for a long time,” she said at the time. “I’ve always been an optimist, but the cancer metastasized. It kept spreading and coming back. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, and then it would. And then I’d wait for another shoe to drop, and it would. I was frustrated and enraged. I couldn’t control any of this. I couldn’t fix it.”
Cohn is best known for playing Natalie Green on the NBC sitcom “The Facts of Life.” The show ran for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988. Most recently, she starred as Ann Holiday on the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale.” She also appeared in the comedy film “Influenced” alongside Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Cohn received several comments of support on her post from stars like Octavia Spencer, Rhea Seehorn, Chelsea Handler and Sarah Paulson.
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