Billy Ray Cyrus’ Australian ex Firerose has shared an update on her health after undergoing a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.
The singer, 35, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a series of photos from her hospital bed.
One photo showed Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in good spirits as she sat up in her hospital bed with a colourful bouquet of flowers on the table next to her.
‘Home from 5 days in hospital after being rushed to emergency & finding out I had a life-threatening diagnosis,’ Firerose captioned the images.
While she said she would share more details soon, Firerose revealed that her prognosis was positive.
‘I’m so profoundly grateful to be alive it’s hard to even explain. I’ll share more details when I’m ready but the fantastic news is God got me to the ER just in time & I’m going to be absolutely OK.’
Firerose added that the harrowing experience had cemented her ‘purpose.’
‘The Lord reminded me I have much purpose still on earth, making music to help others & glorify Him,’ she wrote.
Billy Ray Cyrus’ Australian ex Firerose (pictured) has shared an update on her health after undergoing a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer
‘Now my testimony’s even stronger, with this radical grace & my life being saved once again. What a wonderful blessing each day forward is from here.’
Firerose underwent a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer earlier this month.
The operation came after she was diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene that makes her more likely to develop the disease.
One photo showed Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in good spirits as she sat up in her hospital bed with a colourful bouquet of flowers on the table next to her
Firerose added that the harrowing experience had cemented her ‘purpose’
Firerose previously claimed she was forced to postpone the surgery, which was scheduled for May, when ex Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce just 24 hours before she was due to go under the knife.
The performer took to Instagram with an image of herself lying in a hospital bed, with the caption including the hashtags ‘#previvor #brca #brcaawareness’.
Previvor is a term used to describe someone who is a survivor of a predisposition to cancer and typically includes someone who has a higher risk of developing the disease.
‘The Lord reminded me I have much purpose still on earth, making music to help others & glorify Him,’ she wrote
Firerose has previously been diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene, a mutation which makes her more susceptible to developing breast and ovarian cancer and was recommended in March by her doctor to receive a double mastectomy.
It comes just a few weeks after Firerose and Billy Ray’s marriage finally came to an end three months after the country singer, 63, filed for divorce from his wife of less than a year, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
After an increasingly bitter and public break up, during which each accused the other of verbal and emotional abuse, court documents signed earlier this month and obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com showed that Firerose walked away with $0.
It comes just a few weeks after Firerose and Billy Ray’s marriage finally came to an end three months after the country singer, 63, filed for divorce from his wife of less than a year, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. Both pictured
