Edwina Bartholomews Husband Fights Health Battle

has shared the difficult period in which both she and her husband, Neil Varcoe, were battling health issues. 

The Sunrise star, 42, was diagnosed with  – in 2024. 

Her writer husband was at the same time struggling with chronic fatigue. 

The duelling diagnoses prompted a move to country NSW for the couple and their two children, Molly, 6, and Tom, 4, so they could have time to rest and recuperate away from the bustle of Sydney city. 

'The reality was that we were getting crushed in the city,' Edwina told the Australian Women's Weekly.

The television star explained that her husband, who she married in 2018, was 'done with the urban rat-race' and struggling to look after their young children. 

'He was so sick with chronic fatigue that parenting wasn't even possible,' she said. 

'It was the toughest time we have ever faced as a family. Something had to shift.' 

The move to the country meant that the family could heal as a unit, and although Edwina still commutes to to work on Sunrise, she now calls the 'tiny town of Carcoar', located in Central West , home. 

'We didn't just come to the country to give our kids the best life possible, we wanted to do the same for ourselves,' she told Australian Women's Weekly. 

When it comes to her own health, Edwina explained that her chronic myeloid leukaemia, 'was in molecular remission'. 

'I am now happy to report it is completely out of my system,' she said, adding that her husband is also on the mend. 

'With constant diligence, Neil's chronic fatigue is all but cured. My own health battles are also behind us,' she added. 

In May, Edwina told TV Week that she's been incredibly fortunate and has responded well to her cancer treatment.