Trisha Goddard shares poignant Mother's Day message after cancer update

10 March 2024 , 16:34

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Trisha Goddard moved fans with a message on Mother's Day (Image: Getty Images)

Trisha Goddard has shared a heartfelt post to "all mamas living with any chronic illness" on Mother's Day amid her cancer battle.

The 66-year-old TV presenter - who has two children with her ex-husband Mark Grieve - took to her Instagram page on Sunday, to share an uplifting message with mothers who are "going through cancer treatment and chemo", urging them to "hang in there." Trisha went on to add that due to her protective nature, she felt guilty for shutting her children out while battling cancer. However, this Mother's Day, she allowed them to "pamper her" and revealed the pink beanie she was previously gifted, which had the words "Mama" written on the front of it.

The post read: "Happy Mother’s Day UK to all those Mamas going through Cancer treatment and Chemo. I love that my Baybeeze bought me this hat because dem know how me roll! We don’t “battle” “fight” “win” or “lose” anything when it comes to Cancer. We’re not “brave” or “warriors” - We just try’na do our normal day-to-day stuff. We take our Meds. We turn up for Treatment. We get anxious and scared when people see us as our illness and not as ourselves.

She added: "Mama-style we feel guilty for not being as present for our families as we wish we could be. So to all Mamas living with any chronic illness, hang on in there. Try not to be protective to the point of shutting your babies out (Been there done that - Now know better!) And today, let them pamper the bloody hell outta you!"

Trisha Goddard shared a heartfelt post on her Instagram page (therealtrishagoddard/Instagram)

Trisha Goddard revealed her cancer returned earlier this year and 'isn't going anywhere' (PA)

Trisha was inundated with messages of support. One of her followers said: "Happy Mother’s Day Trisha. Keep shining, keep your light burning, keep being you. Much love. Ax" While another person added: "Sending healing thoughts and prayers Tricia." A third person wrote: "Sending love....x."

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Back in February, the beloved TV presenter - who is best known for hosting the talk show Trisha - shared that her cancer had returned after initially being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. In an interview with Hello Magazine!, Goddard revealed she was diagnosed with stage four secondary breast cancer - for which there is treatment, but no cure. And that this time, it has spread to her bones, specifically her right hip.

She decided to keep her illness a secret from the public but it eventually became too much of a "burden" She said: "I can’t lie…I can’t keep making up stories,” she said. “It gets to a stage, after a year and a half, when keeping a secret becomes more of a burden than anything else.”

Trisha went on to add that she didn't want to become a "poster girl for cancer" and said: "It's not who I am. It's not why I'm here. Also, I didn't want to read words like 'dying' and 'terminal' or 'battling'," she says, shuddering as she uses the clichés usually associated with a cancer diagnosis. "Or 'inspirational', because it's all b******s."

During her previous cancer fight, Trisha revealed she discovered she had the disease while seeking treatment following a running injury. She was diagnosed in 2008 when she went to get an X-ray. She recounted in 2020: "The lady doing the x-ray asked me if I’d been for an x-ray before. I said 'A mammogram; does that count?' She asked when it was and I couldn’t remember so she looked it up and said: '2001. Due for another one.' She booked me in and things went pretty quickly from then. So thank God for running."

She is also credited with running for keeping her upbeat during her past cancer fight. She said: "I went running every day, even if I just staggered for an hour or so. Even if I didn’t feel like doing it. First thing I did when I got out of bed was put my running gear on, so it wasn’t a question of not feeling like it. Nine times out of ten I did not feel like it, but I knew at 17–20 minutes that I’d get that kick. So I thought: 'What’s 17 minutes?' The only time I didn’t run was after my second operation and I was going mad – I was looking outside dreaming of running. Honestly, I could not have got through treatment without it."

Ayaan Ali