“Dance Moms” Abby Lee Miller Says “She Never Walked Again” After Cancer Diagnosis Two Years Ago

“Two years ago today I walked into @cedarssinai in Marina Del Ray for a twilight MRI and never walked again!” Miller wrote. “These pictures were really difficult to look at again. I was put in ICU and paralyzed from the neck down in 48 hours.”

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Miller also called out her attending medical team for allegedly “doing absolutely nothing” while she was going through complications. This isn’t the first time Miller has ripped into the medical staff in 2019 she claimed that some doctors had misdiagnosed her and offered wrong treatments and is only alive today because she found the “right” team.

Abby Miller’s Life After Cancer Treatment

Miller went through ten rounds of chemotherapy during treatment and is still taking physical therapy for her paralysis. Despite complications, Miller is cancer-free and not letting her wheelchair get in the way of her living her life. She regularly posts videos of her dancing alongside her fellow ALDC dancers, and has shared a few heartwarming photos of the progress she’s made during physical therapy appointments including walking and treading in the pool.

Lymphoma Survivors Talk About Life After Diagnosis

Similar to Miller, other cancer survivors have been able to live full lives following treatment for lymphoma. Lauren Chiarello was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2007 and thought she would never be able to have children naturally. Following her two-year battle with the disease, Chiarello froze her eggs and in 2020 she gave birth to twins with her husband.

Clearly, Miller and Chiarello are proof that patients are capable of living fulfilling lives after cancer diagnoses.

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