Jill Martin Gets Candid About Fighting Cancer and Divorce in the Same Year

Jill Martin shared insight into what it was like to fight cancer and deal with a divorce in the same year.

I Today The donor said she was “working with generosity and kindness and trying my best” as she tackled two big and difficult challenges in a short period of time, speaking on the Wednesday, October 16 episode of the “Making Space with Hoda Kotb” podcast.

People say, ‘How are you?’ I say, ‘It’s not good. I had cancer and I got divorced a year,’” said Martin, 48, but added that he “is thriving under the circumstances.”

In July 2023, Martin shared the Today show that she was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer and announced that she would undergo a double mastectomy.

“I’m talking about this issue now because I couldn’t have surgery for months, I started to recover physically and mentally, without shouting I tell everyone to check with their doctors if genetic testing is appropriate,” he wrote. in the book of today’s website. “As I recover from my first surgery, I hope many of you will know your results and can make strong decisions with your doctors, families and loved ones.”

Martin’s treatment since her diagnosis has included chemotherapy and radiation, reconstructive surgery and a preventative surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes.

Four months later after announcing his diagnosis, he revealed that he had finished chemotherapy by sharing an Instagram video of himself ringing the bell at the hospital.

Although Martin may be physically apologetic, he spoke to her sincerely Us Weekly on October 1 about the ongoing emotional effects of his cancer battle.

“I spent the last year just trying to save my life,” said Martin Us. “And now, I’m dealing with the mental trauma of it all. And I think many survivors will tell you, it never ends. It’s not like, ‘When are you done?’ or ‘Is it over?’ It’s not over yet. This is a battle I will fight for the rest of my life. I think about chemotherapy every day. “

During his battle with cancer, Martin’s marriage no Erik Brooks it also collapsed, and news of their divorce was announced in September.

Brooks filed divorce papers in Massachusetts on July 30, according to court documents obtained by Us on September 5. He cited their breakup date as one day earlier.

Martin touched on the breakup during his podcast interview with Kotb, sharing that there are problems in a marriage before it ends.

“I loved a good romance, but like other stories, unfortunately, it has a beginning, a middle and an end,” she said. “And we both put time into it this time. So, if everything was good, we would be married. So obviously there were problems.”

Martin said that she and her ex-husband “hold different things that are important to each of us, and they’re not right or wrong.”

The former couple met through a dating app and announced their engagement in 2019. They broke up soon after but eventually reconciled. In November 2021, Martin and Brooks got engaged again. They got married in September 2022.