Terry & Rebecca Crews’ Message of Love to Chrissy Teigen & John Legend After Devastating Loss Is Profound; They’ve “Endured This Pain” Before

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When you experience such a tragedy, connecting with others who have gone through the same experience can be a very helpful resource in coping. However, it’s important to remember that it’s not necessary to “move on” after losing a loved one because that’s often difficult to do. It’s OK to not be strong all the time, and take some time to mourn.

So sorry for your loss @chrissyteigen and @johnlegend. @rebeccakcrews and I endured this pain as well. Holding you guys close to our hearts.♥️

— terry crews (@terrycrews) October 1, 2020

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We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we've never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn't enough. . . We never decide on our babies' names until the last possible moment after they're born, just before we leave the hospital.  But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack.  So he will always be Jack to us.  Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever. . . To our Jack – I'm so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn't give you the home you needed to survive.  We will always love you. . . Thank you to everyone who has been sending us positive energy, thoughts and prayers.  We feel all of your love and truly appreciate you. . . We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we've been able to experience.  But everyday can't be full of sunshine.  On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

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Terry and Rebecca talked to SurvivorNet in July about going through hardships as a team. The couple have been married for 30 years, and over the decades, have experienced challenges some people could only imagine.

“My wife and I have been through a lot of things,” Crews tells SurvivorNet. “We’ve lost homes, we’ve lost children before, things that would’ve taken a lot of people out, and we survived them all…When you look at the marriage vows, it’s not when everything’s great. This is where the rubber meets the road.”

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Clearly the Crews can take on any challenge as long as they have one another, and their devoted love helped prepare them for yet another challenge  Rebecca’s breast cancer diagnosis.

Rebecca Crews’ Breast Cancer Journey

Rebecca Crews, 54, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in March, just a few weeks before the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions were implemented. She broke the news to her husband that she had been diagnosed with the disease while he was innocently running on the treadmill. Understandably, Crews struggled processing the information and immediately jumped to the worst-case scenario. However, Rebecca put a stop to that.

"I actually felt a mild panic attack," Terry says. "The only way I can describe it is that I felt like my insides were melting. She said don't look at me like that. I was like 'right, right, OK.' It's almost like she grabbed me and said 'come on man, wake up.' She said she was ready to fight, and I knew I needed to be strong.”

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After the procedure, Terry served as Rebecca’s caregiver during her recovery. Since Crews’ acting gigs had taken a pause due to the outbreak, he was able to devote all of his time to Rebecca which he says he thoroughly enjoyed. In the end, the whole journey brought them even closer.

"Our love right now is the strongest it's ever been because we survived," Terry says. "We made it. You get a new appreciation for what life is. We've been through everything, but we have never faced a problem like this. It's a whole new challenge, and I was proud of how she became a warrior.”

Terry and Rebecca Crews talk to SurvivorNet about overcoming challenges together

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