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Marcia Cross Reveals She Is 'Healthy' & 'Happy" After Anal Cancer Treatment

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Sept. 27 2018, Published 1:03 p.m. ET

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After harrowing treatments for anal cancer, actress Marcia Cross recently took to Instagram to assure worried fans that she is in the clear. Read on for more the latest on her health.

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Last week, the Desperate Housewives star posted a picture of herself frowning at the camera. Her caption read, “So grateful and happy to be alive but sad that my hair fell out and is about 1 inch long now and looks cra cra.”

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Then she encouraged her followers to share their stories about and tips for hair loss caused by chemo. “Anyone else have #hairloss due to #cancer? Talk to me. I feel you,” she wrote.  However, many people misunderstood her caption and were worried the actress was still ill. Her comments were flooded with concern.

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In response she wrote, “I am so sorry my post wasn’t clear. I am POST cancer. All good now. Hard journey, but I am HEALTHY, happy, and more present and grateful than ever. Thank you from the bottom of my ever expanding heart for all of your LOVE.”

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She then explained that going public with her diagnosis was a relief more than anything. “After posting a picture of myself here and uttering the words #cancer and #hairloss, I felt liberated, deliriously free and completely me,” she explained.

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She continued,  “How or why this simple act gave me such a powerful lift I did not question, but I thanked God or whatever gave me the internal push to move forward and expose myself.”

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Finally she said, “I certainly wasn’t expecting the response of love and kindness that flowed to me. My capacity to receive requires a massive expansion! I am ecstatically alive and what interests me post-cancer is #AUTHENTICITY. #VULNERABILITY. #TRANSPARENCY. And of course #LOVE.”

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What do you think about Marcia’s decision to go public with cancer diagnosis? Let us know in the comments!

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