Edyta Sliwinska is sharing insight into a difficult time in her life.
The Dancing With the Stars alum looked back on her learning of her cancer diagnosis last year, sharing that despite the hardships, she’s focusing on how lucky she is.
“Exactly a year ago, I woke up from a semi-conscious state,” Edyta wrote on Instagram Aug. 13, “and a man in a blue coat looked at me and said something no one ever wants to hear: ‘It’s cancer.’”
Confessing that she “didn’t know if I would live to see today,” the 44-year-old admitted she didn’t realize how much the diagnosis would change her life.
“Today, I wear this scar under my belly as a reminder that life is incredibly fragile,” she added. “Appreciate it, live it like there’s no tomorrow, enjoy it, and take care of your health.”
Alongside the message, Edyta, who called herself “the luckiest person on earth to be here today,” the dancer posted a photo posing in a bikini, which put her surgery scar on display.
