Kim Zimmer portrayed Reva Shayne on the CBS daytime drama The Guiding Light from 1983 to 1990, returning in 1995 till the present’s closing episode on Sept. 8, 2009.
In 2006, a storyline had Shayne recognized with breast most cancers. Now, Zimmer faces the identical disaster in actual life.
“I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov. 6,” she revealed on the particular Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer – We All Have a Story, that streamed reside Thursday.
Zimmer has undergone a mastectomy and expects to have her final chemotherapy infusion on May 21.
During the streaming occasion, Zimmer thanked her household and mates for his or her assist, admitting that she “would have fallen apart,” if not for them.
Zimmer has been married since 1981 to actor A.C. Weary. They share three grownup youngsters, together with actor Jake Weary.
She strongly advocated for going to the physician for screenings.
“I’m here to say early detection, early detection, early detection, early detection,” she mentioned. “Get your mammograms, get them soon.”
Zimmer’s character on The Guiding Light did to not share her analysis with family members.
“I can’t imagine getting a diagnosis like that and not wanting the person that you love most in the world to be there standing next to you,” she mentioned. “The fans reacted to that too… It made for great drama.”
Guiding Light concluded a 57-season run in 2009.