GAZELLE MAGAZINE October Health Issue. | Page 32

BEAUTY & GLAM CELEBRITY BEAUTY MOMENT Olivia Newton-John FIGHTING WITH COURAGE I t has been a tough year for global darling and graceful beauty Olivia Newton-John, but she fights on. A statement on Newton-John’s official Facebook page revealed the back pain that initially caused her to postpone the first half of her concert tour early this summer turned out to be breast cancer that has metastasized to the sacrum. In addition to natural wellness therapies, Newton-John underwent a short course of photon radiation therapy. “I decided on my direction of therapies after consultation with my doctors and natural therapists, and the medical team at my Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia,” she said. She spent weeks focusing on her treatment and healing, then resumed her tour with several performances in the United States, including a night in Springfield, Missouri, in late August. 30 GAZELLE STL