For many of us in fighting cancer, every birthday is a reason for joy. To mark Shannen Doherty’s 49th birthday as she fights stage 4, metastatic breast cancer, her husband, photographer, Kurt Iswarienko, shared a touching message: “Today I'm joyful because it's my wife's birthday. I'm happy … that I can bake a cake and cook a meal to celebrate that with her. Happy Birthday @theshando I love you.”
View this post on InstagramRead MoreDoherty has been distraught recently. As she lost a dear friend to cancer and marked the birthday of her late father – “Miss you forever” — the 90210 alum railed against those who ignored social-distancing guidelines during the coronavirus crisis: “how hard is it to stay home unless you have no other option??? Work at a hospital or grocery store, gas station ok I get it. Need groceries? Ok yes but the beach?”“My battle is hard enough,” she wrote in a follow-up post on Instagram.
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I Love My Ride Or Die
Now, with the love of her husband and bestie, model Annemarie Kortright, Doherty’s happiness is restored. Kortright celebrated with a socially-distant dance to 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” while waving a sign reading “Happy Birthday Shannen.”
“I love my ride or die,” Doherty wrote on Instagram. “Thank you @annemkortright and family for my bday drive by. Btw…. I was sobbing so I muted my self in video.”
“I love you!!,” Kortright replied. “And when this is all over we are going to dance lessons!!! Hahahah!!”
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Kortright shared fond memories on Instagram: “This past week as I was putting all of my old pictures into photo albums I came across so many fun memories of us together,” she wrote. “I remember how much fun we would have on our trips in NYC out dancing and just loving life!,” she wrote
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“Today,” she added, “I can say with certainty that anytime we are together 99.9 percent of the time we are laughing (or mostly you laughing at whatever I am doing or saying????????â€â™€ï¸).”
“â¤ï¸But most importantly supporting each other in whatever we are going through in LIFE! You are the definition of Ride or Die, YOU ARE MY RIDE OR DIE and I am so grateful for our friendship,” Kortright said. “Have the most amazing Birthday!! Love you to the moon ????????????????????
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