however, 42 Starr’s diagnosis recurred and progressed to stage 4 by the end of that year. And while the incident was heartbreaking, Simone said it was intentional that her husband was trying to keep his health struggles as private as possible.
“Chad was someone who didn’t want to be treated differently because people knew he was sick,” she explained of his decision. “Work was what drove him, and he didn’t want his illness to interfere with his work. He didn’t want to be treated with kid gloves because people thought he wouldn’t be able to work and would slip under a falling cabinet or run across a field.”
Since Chadwick’s tragic death, Simone has honored his legacy in a variety of ways. received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Last September.
“Chad was more than an actor and an artist,” she says. expressed at that time. “He was a spiritual teacher strengthened by his family; his close friends who grounded him in his faith; his team who believed in him, protected him and fought for him; his colleagues who believed in his vision, uplifted him and created a true brotherhood. You can’t imagine how important those moments were. Thank you.”
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