Joe Amabile gave fans an honest look at recovery this week, posting close-up photos of his healing brain surgery scar and staples on Instagram. The Bachelor Nation favorite, 40, had surgery in August to remove a“blueberry size lesion”and was diagnosed with low-grade astrocytoma. He kept his caption light, saying his scar is coming along pretty nicely. Busy Philipps, 47, jumped into the comments to cheer him on, joking that she wouldn’t text him a picture of her own scar from when it got infected.
The two have a bond that’s only possible between people who’ve been through the same fire. Philipps had brain surgery in February and has called Amabile her“brain tumor brother.”She even connected him with her own doctors. On September 8, just a day before his post, she shared that her six-month MRI showed no sign of tumor after her grade 2 oligodendroglioma diagnosis.
It’s a story about resilience, but it’s also about community. The hard days are easier when someone who truly gets it is just a text away. Have you ever been grateful for a friend who understood exactly what you were going through?
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