Eddie Alderson (Matthew, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) took to social media to reveal to his fans that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer.
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“This weekend has been a crazy one to say the least,” he posted to Instagram. “Some of you may already know, but Friday I was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and will begin chemotherapy sometime this week.
“While this journey will not be easy,” Alderson continued, “I know that together with all of my family and friends, we will beat this! Just a bump in the road on this crazy ride we call life! I will keep all of you updated as we go along.”
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Our thoughts go out to Alderson and his entire family at this difficult time, but we have confidence that together they will get through it.
You can see just how close the Alderson family is in these amazing photos below.
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Instagram "Happy Birthday to the bestest brother in the world!" Kristen shared. "I truly couldn't ask God for a better sibling/best friend💖🙏"
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Instagram "My family sent this to me of them on their flight out this morning," Kristen shared. "Last night we spent our last night in our apartment together...I've spent my whole life traveling&moving with these two and have enjoyed every minute. We are each other's everything. I've never known a family connection like the three of us have. (Not to exclude my dad, he always kept the fort going at our permanent Philly residence) Change is a CRAZY thing. It's scary, sad, awesome, and exciting all at once. For us three, change has always been a constant, but it's been together. Now, I'm starting a chapter w/someone else. I know this time comes in every person's life, to move out from their families...but these two will ALWAYS be my life. No matter what the distance or the changes. I'm so INSANELY proud to call them mine.❤❤❤❤❤"
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Instagram "#TBT can't express how much I love my little brother who now looks like my big brother.😭😍 " Kristen wrote. "This is from last month when I was home in Philly. Of course, we're at #Cosi lol our favorite."
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Instagram "A mix of #tbt & #Siblingday," Kristen posted. "😍 Love my brother Eddie SO much. Our bond is so special to me❤ Thanks for being so incredibly loving, funny, and caring DAH!!"
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Instagram "Happy Easter everybody!" Eddie captioned this throwback pic of him and Kristen as tots with the Easter Bunny.
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Instagram "At the bar, ready for the game! Ahh!!! #EAGLES #FLYEAGLESFLY" cheered Kristen.
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Instagram "Sissy approved👍👍 #lilbrosnewwheels" shared Kristen.
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Instagram "Cruisin' n boozin with the best sis Kris," Eddie posted.
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Instagram "#fbf to when i dressed like Billy Joel," joked Eddie.
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Instagram "Poor Chad has to sit next to these two die hard fans💪😜 @eagles @philadelphiaeagles" joked Kristen.
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Instagram "My #wcw goes out to my favorite girls in the world. Couldn't live without you guys," Eddie said of his sis and mom!
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Instagram "Happy Birthday to my #1 girl in the world." Eddie shared. "Words can't describe how lucky I am to have you as a big sister, you're the absolute best!"
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Instagram "Tonight is the night! 21! Hahah Happy Birthday Eddie Alderson!" posted Kristen of this family pic.
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Instagram "Happy #NationalSiblingDay to my best friend, and partner in crime," wrote Eddie. "I will always be there for you, and would take a bullet for you. You're the most amazing person I know, and I'm so grateful that I've been blessed to have you as a big sister! "
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Instagram "😍😍😍" was how Kristen captioned this family photo!
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Instagram Eddie captioned this pic of him and Kristen with the emojis for sunshine and waves! "☀️🌊"
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Instagram "Partner in crime 🌊" joked Eddie.
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Instagram Kristen captioned this photo of herself with Eddie and her mom with a simple gift-wrapped heart emoji! 💝
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Instagram "Doesn't get better than partying with your brother🎉" posted Kristen.
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