Getaway host Catriona Rowntree shares important cancer update: 'A lot to look forward to and live for'
Catriona Rowntree has shared an important health update after her older sister was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
The Getaway host, 52, revealed on Sunday that her sister Lucinda responded well to chemotherapy and her diagnosis was currently positive.
'Lucinda is doing well. “She is very tired because she is nearing the end of her chemotherapy, but the doctors are happy and the results will be known this week,” she told the newspaper. Herald Sun.
She added that her sister's family life was going well, which helped her keep her spirits high.
'Her daughter Katie just got engaged and her other daughter Georgia was asked by Blue Illusion to do a shoot with my mother in honor of three generations of women.
Catriona Rowntree (pictured) has shared an important health update after her older sister was diagnosed with stage four cancer
'A lot to look forward to… and to live for.'
In April 2023, Catriona celebrated her sister's birthday by sharing a bittersweet Facebook post about her sibling's health struggles.
The TV presenter revealed that Lucinda's cancer was 'apparently incurable' and that a GoFundMe campaign was launched to help pay her living expenses.
Mother-of-four Lucinda was forced to quit her job as a teacher in Sydney's Upper North Shore after receiving the devastating diagnosis.
Catriona started her post by paying tribute to 'blonde beauty' Lucinda, who she described as a 'true gem' whose 'smile and laugh warms everyone's heart'.
The Channel Nine star also fondly recalled how Lucinda “never gave her parents an iota of concern” as a child, nor did she experience any “friend drama” when she married her childhood sweetheart Johnno.
The Getaway host, 52, revealed on Sunday that her sister Lucinda responded well to chemotherapy and her diagnosis was currently positive
Catriona said of Lucinda's diagnosis: 'I'm trying my best to choose my words carefully here, except that many tears have been shed – but Lucinda is fighting and positive. We are all.'
'She has started chemotherapy (pure hell) and immunotherapy (our bright light) at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Lucinda is now unable to work while she is committed to the fight of her life. Her friends have created a GoFundMe page to help relieve stress in the household and I asked her permission to share it with you,” she added.
Catriona also revealed that Lucinda is the 'first to undergo a new medical trial' that may not save her life but could help other cancer patients in the future.
Rowntree is the youngest of four siblings, including brother Andrew and sisters Lucinda and Marisa.
She added that her sister's family life was going well, which helped her keep her spirits high. (Pictured is Catriona, second right, and Lucinda, front center, with family members including her mother Heather, front left)