Updated March 23rd, 2022

“Dancing With The Stars'” Chrishell Stause Honors Mom, Who Recently Passed From Lung Cancer, With Birthday Note: “You Know How Much I Love You”

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Gone, But Not Forgotten

Dancing With The Stars’ Chrishell Stause says today would have been her late mother’s 62nd birthday, and penned a touching message in her honor.
Stause lost her mother in July to stage 4 breast cancer.
In April 2019, Stause lost her father to the exact same disease

Chrishell Stause, known for Selling Sunset but now taking a spin on Dancing With The Stars (DWTS), was devastated when her mom died of stage 4 lung cancer in July. Today would have been her mom’s 62nd birthday, and she’s making sure to shout it out and keep her memory alive.

Stause, 39, shared a photo of her and her mom in honor of her birthday, and penned the most heartwarming caption that will bring both a smile to your face and tear to your eye. In the Instagram post, Stause says that even though it will be difficult, she’s going to try to celebrate her mom’s life the way she knew she would have wanted, but admits she misses her tremendously.

“My beautiful mom would have been 62 today. Today I am going to try and celebrate her like I know she would want. I miss her an immeasurable amount but am so grateful she has made it very known she is still very much around me. Happy Birthday Mom. Would give anything to be able to tell you that. You know how much I love you,” Stause wrote.

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Stause lost her mother in July to stage 4 lung cancer after being diagnosed in February. She underwent chemotherapy for treatment, and Stause was right by her mother’s side the whole time. This isn’t the first parent Stause has lost. In April 2019, she lost her father to the exact same diagnosis. While she’s of course mourning losing both of her parents, she says she’s happy they’re finally reunited.

After Losing a Loved One, Memories are Important

Losing a parent to cancer is of course an incredibly difficult thing to go through, but when you’re still young, it can be even harder. Everyone copes with loss in different ways, but just because someone is gone, doesn’t mean precious memories should be forgotten.

Camila and Edgar Legaspi lost their mother, Gabriela, to breast cancer when they were just in high school. While speaking to SurvivorNet, the Legaspis recollect on the strength and bravery they saw their mother exhibit during her treatment.

"Despite going through chemotherapy, despite going through radiation, she would show up at everything," Camila said. "â€¦I remember going on so many walks with my mom that year, and doing fun activities, and treating her the way that she wanted to be treated, and just giving her the love that she wanted."

After losing their mother to breast cancer, the Legaspi children remember the strength she showed during treatment

Even though going through chemo can be an excruciating experience, Gabriela never stopped smiling throughout the experience. As a family, they were able to find humor in certain situations, and grew stronger through those moments.

“I actually hadn’t appreciated how big of an effort she made to maintain a semblance of normality, and have us live our lives the way that she wanted us to live them,” Edgar says. “The most tangible aspect of her legacy is how we’ve become such a strong family.”

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