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90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way star Mary DeNuccio of season 5 is seeking financial help for the treatment of her colon cancer. The diagnosis was confirmed by the Philippines native on Instagram on Saturday, February 17. Mary shared a fundraiser on her Instagram stories, asking online users to help with her medical illness.
Mary rose to fame for marrying Brandan DeNuccio on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 5, where the couple was seen maneuvering through familial restrictions to give their love a chance. In her online post, Mary revealed doctors have suggested she undergo surgery before it’s too late. While sharing her ordeal, the reality star noted:
“I don’t have financial support. I’m the only one working in the family and supporting my family. I hope you will help me, any amount will help me a lot. Please don’t judge me I don’t want to die. I want to spend my whole life with my daughter.”
A similar post was shared on Brandan’s Instagram story, where he highlighted that “any amount” can help save Mary’s life.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way star Mary has been admitted to the hospital
When Brandan moved to the Philippines to start a family with Mary on 90 Day Fiancé, he was provided strict guidelines to follow by the latter’s family on how to navigate the relationship during his stay.
One of the important rules was the prohibition of developing physical intimacy, but the couple failed to abide by it. It was announced in one of the episodes that they were expecting a child together.
The duo welcomed their daughter, Midnight, in August 2023 and expressed they’re extremely happy to grow their family. Almost half a year later, after giving birth to Midnight, Mary publicly spoke about her cancer diagnosis.
In a subsequent Instagram story posted on Sunday, February 18, Brandan shared that Mary had already been admitted to a medical facility. While doing so, he thanked his followers for extending support to the couple amid the crisis. The 90 Day Fiancé star wrote:
“Hello everyone thank you for all your support. Mary’s already admitted at the hospital. She’s very strong and happy seeing all your sweet messages to her. As you can see she lost her weight. But she’s strong. Her smile makes me not worry too much with her surgery.”
On the set-up fundraising page, it is claimed Mary has been experiencing problems with her colon since high school, but the condition has turned worse recently. While online users are sending strength to the family to cope with the tough situation, there’s a section of people who have expressed confusion regarding the sudden diagnosis.
In the comment section of her Valentine’s Day post, where Mary is enjoying a meal at a restaurant, many have voiced their skepticism. A user highlighted that Mary in the photo doesn’t look like she has a serious illness. “Don’t be messing around with this if this is not the real story,” the user wrote. In addition to this, several have asked the couple to share pathology reports to solidify their claims.
Addressing the online uproar, Brandan, in another Instagram story, condemned the naysayers, explaining how Mary had been acting strong in front of her online followers to raise money for treatment and look after her family. The 90-Day Fiancé star explained:
“Mary’s been dealing with abdominal pain, vomiting, and always having fever since before. You can’t just notice it because she’s always happy and energetic in the videos. She’s doing a lot of work in the videos to make sure she can make enough money for Midnight and her family.”
According to Brandan, Mary refused to go for check-ups before, fearing to know what was wrong with her stomach and health. 90-Day Fiancé added:
“She’s scared of blood and surgeries. So to those people who bash us just continue being like that and God will handle you. Godbless.”
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, season 5, aired its season finale on November 27, 2023, on TLC.
