Valerie Harper's Husband Refused To Put Her In Hospice Care But Vowed To Make Her As Comfortable As Possible Till The End

Sep 02, 2019 by apost team

Actress Valerie Harper sadly passed away last friday after her long time health battles with cancer, she was 80-years-old. Her husband Tony Cacciotti revealed last month that he refused doctors order to put his wife into hospice care saying he wants to take care of her because of their "40 years of shared commitment to each other."

Cacciotti stated in a facebook post from Harper's page the reasoning of why he did not put the actress into the care center. "I have been told by doctors to put Val in Hospice care and I can’t [because of our 40 years of shared commitment to each other] and I won’t because of the amazing good deeds she has graced us with while she’s been here on earth."

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According to CNN, the actress was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009. In 2013, she was told by her doctors that she had leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare complication of cancer were the illness spreads to the membranes that surround the spinal cord and brain. She was given 3 months to live. However the Mary Tyler Moore star survived for a miraculous six years.

Her husband continued in his Facebook post, "We will continue going forward as long as the powers above allow us, I will do my very best in making Val as comfortable as possible...For those of you who have been in this position, you will totally understand that “it’s hard letting go.” So as long as I’m able and capable, I’ll be where I belong right beside her."

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