Beth Chapman, Beloved Mother, Reality Star, and Wife of Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman is Dead at 51

Earlier this week, Chapman was admitted to the Queens Medical Center in Hawaii, where she was placed into a medically induced coma by doctors who, according to the website TMZ, said they were trying to help her and reduce her suffering.

True to form, Beth and ‘Dog’ Chapman lived the last months of Chapman’s cancer battle in the same extremely public way in which they’ve lived the rest of their lives for many years. The end of Chapman’s life was met with a huge outpouring of support from millions of people who identified with her struggle and also took part in her Christian faith, about which she was extremely vocal.

"I don't go to God and go, 'Why did I get cancer?'” Chapman told a church group in Bradenton, Florida on Mothers Day. "He'll roll his eyes at me again, because I know why because this is the ultimate test of faith."

Decision to Forego Chemotherapy

As part of her devout faith, Chapman announced during her cancer journey that “chemotherapy is not my bag,” and shared that she was putting her faith in God.

She said that instead of chemotherapy she would be leaning on her Christian faith and the Lord Jesus Christ. Beth is a devout Christian.

Choosing to forgo conventional treatment is an extremely difficult and personal decision. We don't know what, if any, alternative treatments Chapman may have been pursuing for what's been reported to have been stage IV lung cancer. Typically, the treatment for this advanced disease can involve extensive chemotherapy or radiation, or targeted therapy if the patient has a certain genetic mutation.

But decisions to forego aggressive treatments at the end-of-life are the types of decisions with which millions of families have to grapple when a loved one is in the very advanced stages of cancer.

During her final days, Chapman was surrounded by those who loved herincluding her husband, Dog, who has always praised his wife for her strength, especially in the face of cancer.

Dog, along with Chapman’s daughters, Bonnie and Cecily, have kept the public abreast of Chapman’s condition, and have asked people to send their prayers.

This afternoon, Dog’s update on Twitter read, “Today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.”

It's 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.

Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) June 26, 2019

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