In a bombshell new development in Penny Marshall‘s secret cancer battle, sources say the beloved actress is "heartbroken" because radiation and chemotherapy treatments over the last two months have not been encouraging.
While Penny’s rep continues to deny that she is seriously ill, a close family source told The ENQUIRER that the Laverne & Shirley star believes she’s losing her battle as a tumor in her liver has spread to other parts of her body.
"Penny has followed doctors’ orders, but she’s telling worried friends and family that if her treatment does not start to show signs of improvement within the next few weeks she’s ready to give up."
"Even with the possibility of undergoing a liver transplant, Penny was told that she could die within a year because of the cancer’s spread," said the family source.
"Penny is very upset because the treatments have not reduced the size of the tumors, and as a result, her doctors are not encouraged.
"She shocked everyone by saying she didn’t want to ‘do a Swayze,‘ meaning lingering on for months and months."
