Abby Lee Miller was turning her life around after the disgraced reality star got out of prison — but now the newly-reformed “Dance Moms” diva has been diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma…
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Abby got the tragic news after visiting with doctors over what she believed to be a spinal infection. Instead, the emergency back surgery had her surgeon making an initial diagnosis of deadly Burkitt Lymphoma. Further testing is needed, but Abby's already had her life turned upside-down
just as she finished serving her sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
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“Abby Lee isn’t exercising at all in jail,” said a top source shortly before her release. “But she eats very little. She stays holed up in her cell and avoids going out into the public areas and engaging with the other women. In fact, she's rarely seen eating at all!”
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The possible cancer diagnosis isn't just affecting
Abby's plans for a showbiz comeback, however. She was also hoping to rebuild her life with the help of a new man. "She’s putting out the word to all her friends," said an insider — adding that the 51-year-old had also joined dating websites. But now there's a troubling new priority as she awaits her release from a halfway house on May 25.
Abby got the tragic news after visiting with doctors over what she believed to be a spinal infection. Instead, the emergency back surgery had her surgeon making an initial diagnosis of deadly Burkitt Lymphoma. Further testing is needed, but Abby's already had her life turned upside-down
just as she finished serving her sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
“Abby Lee isn’t exercising at all in jail,” said a top source shortly before her release. “But she eats very little. She stays holed up in her cell and avoids going out into the public areas and engaging with the other women. In fact, she's rarely seen eating at all!”
The possible cancer diagnosis isn't just affecting
Abby's plans for a showbiz comeback, however. She was also hoping to rebuild her life with the help of a new man. "She’s putting out the word to all her friends," said an insider — adding that the 51-year-old had also joined dating websites. But now there's a troubling new priority as she awaits her release from a halfway house on May 25.