![]() ![]() She's also very close to her daughter Chloe, from her first marriage. ![]() "He's just a good, seriously, a good human being and a kind human being, an incredibly smart human being. She calls him "Amazon John." He's an advocate for the healing powers of plants, especially cannabis, like the ones he grows especially for her. Newton-John spends most of her time at home, with her husband, John Easterlng. It's so reinforcing and positive and, you know, it's lovely and just a thoughtful, really thoughtful thing to do." "It's better than people thinking, 'Is she still here?'" said King. Newton-John is touched by all the fans thinking of her, and moved to tears watching a message that Hugh Jackman posted on social media during a concert in Australia: "But I try not to think about it too much, but I try to mediate and be peaceful about it, and know that everyone I love is there, so there's something to look forward to." So, it's just that we have that knowledge that we could die. And I could die tomorrow – a tree could fall on me. Whereas most people, we don't have a clue when we're gonna die. And, of course, if you have a cancer diagnosis, your death is kind of there. "Is death something that you think about?" King asked. It's almost like, I think I know what the statistics are. "Because, in my opinion, if they give you a percentage or, you know, 'This many women get this and they live this long,' you can create that and make it happen. "Prognosis? I don't discuss prognosis," she replied. King asked, "What did the doctors say to you about your prognosis now?" Because, again, it's a decision – How am I gonna deal with it? You choose."īut two years ago, it returned again. Or maybe I needed to create one to make it okay for myself. I never felt, 'Why not?' Maybe deep down I knew there was a reason or a purpose for it. Newton-John said, " Why me? has never been a part of it. "I would think so many people would be angry and frustrated and sad – Why me?" "Help me understand how you're not angry," asked King. You know, 'I've gotta get through this for her.'"įollowing chemotherapy, she was declared cancer-free, until she learned it spread to her back in 2013. "I had a daughter, I had a child to care about," she said. That was not the only devastating news that day: She was diagnosed on the same day as the death of her father. She was 28 at the time of "Grease." Fifteen years later, at age 43, Newton-John's seemingly charmed life forever changed when she felt a lump during a breast self-examination. ![]()
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