Vanessa Trump 'Finally Cancer-Free' After Health Battle in Emotional Video With Daughter Kai
Vanessa Trump has revealed she is now cancer-free after battling breast cancer, sharing the emotional health update in a new video with her daughter, Kai Trump, months after publicly announcing her diagnosis.
The 19-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump shared a preview of the conversation on Instagram during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, revealing that her mother, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., was diagnosed in April.
'And my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in April, so we thought we'd share her story and how she was diagnosed, how she overcame it,' Kai said in the video.
To finish the social clip, Vanessa shared the news herself: 'And it came back clear, so I'm finally cancer-free.'
The video also features Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier, who discusses the importance of breast cancer awareness and early detection.
'It feels different for everyone,' Saphier said. 'The reason I like social media talking about breast cancer is because it's reminding people that it is common.'
In her Instagram caption, Kai said she sat down with her mother and Saphier to discuss Vanessa's cancer journey, prevention and early detection, and announced the full conversation would be released on YouTube the following day.
Vanessa, a mother of five, first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in May. 'I've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer,' she wrote at the time. 'While this isn't news anyone expects, I'm working closely with my medical team on a treatment plan.'
She revealed doctors had performed a procedure earlier that week and thanked her family for their support: 'I am staying focused and hopeful while surrounded by the love and support of my family, my kids, and those closest to me.'
The announcement prompted support from Ivanka Trump, who wrote: 'Praying for your continued strength and a swift recovery. Love you mama.'
In June, Vanessa said she was recovering from surgery and preparing to begin the second stage of treatment, Fox News Digital reported.
Kai opened up about the emotional experience in an August interview with Fox News Digital, shortly after beginning her freshman year at the University of Miami. She recalled that in the week before leaving for college, she and her mother would be driving and simply start crying together.
At the time, Kai said her mother was doing a lot better after treatment — not feeling very good at first, as treatment tends to do, but getting a lot better.
Kai described the extra summer time with her mother as a 'blessing in disguise', saying she was able to spend hours with her that she would normally have spent on the golf course.
Now, months after Vanessa first revealed her diagnosis and Kai described their emotional summer together, the mother and daughter are sharing a hopeful new chapter.
