Former Dance Moms star Kelly Hyland, mother of Brooke and Paige, has reached a significant milestone in her breast cancer treatment.
Paige Hyland, Kelly Hyland, and Brooke Hyland.
In a heartwarming video shared on Instagram, Hyland, 53, reads from a plaque while holding a rope attached to a bell, symbolizing the end of her first treatment.
“Ring this bell / Three times well / Its toll to clearly say / My treatment’s done / This course is run / And I am on my way!” Hyland says before ringing the bell. “Oops, I rang it four times.”
Hyland reflected on the moment in the caption of her post. “I got to ring the bell today,” she wrote. “This was the end of my first treatment … next steps surgery, 20 radiation, and 11 more treatments. I GOT THIS.”
Hyland revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in May, stating that the first red flag was her significant weight loss. She discovered a lump in her breast in March and underwent a mammogram, sonogram, and biopsy, which revealed an invasive carcinoma grade 3.
After sharing the news with her children, Brooke, 26, Josh, 24, and Paige, 23, via a phone call, Hyland has been receiving love and support from her family, friends, and former Dance Moms costars.
Kelly, Brooke, and Paige starred on Dance Moms from 2011 to 2014 for seasons 1 through 4. The three later left the show before the end of season 4 due to tensions between Kelly and the girls’ dance coach, Abby Lee Miller.
Several celebrities have spoken out about their personal battles with breast cancer over the years. Julia Louis-Dreyfus went public with her breast cancer diagnosis in September 2017 via Instagram. Nearly one year later, she had successfully beaten the illness and returned to work on Veep. “It sounds kind of corny, but there’s something about after […]