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Dog the Bounty HunterstarBeth Chapmanis undergoing emergency surgery, PEOPLE confirms.
The 51-year-old reality star and wife ofDuane “Dog” Chapmanwas hospitalized on Monday night for an emergency surgery to clear a throat blockage that was obstructing her airways.
“She’s at Cedars-Sinai right now,” Dog’s son Duane Lee toldPage Sixon Tuesday. “It’s life-threatening.”
Currently, her family is waiting for an update at the hospital.
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The major procedure comes more than a year after Beth’s husbandconfirmedin September 2017 that she had been diagnosed with stage II throat cancer.
At the time, Beth revealed her diagnosis in a letter to friends.
“After months of a nagging cough, a routine checkup resulted in a diagnosis of stage II throat cancer,” she confirmed. “I have what is referred to as a T2 Tumor in my throat that is blocking my breathing. My doctors are suggesting immediate treatment and surgery before the disease progresses.”
Beth underwent surgery to remove the tumor from her throat, but the recovery was tough. Dog, 65, and Beth told PEOPLE that they were making it through the dark time together.
“I take it one day at a time,” Beth said. “And I believe in the power of prayer.”
Dog added, “She’s very tough, and she can beat this.”
Two months after the couple revealed news of Beth’s diagnosis, he revealed in November 2017 that she wascancer free.
During a two-hour specialDog & Beth: Fight of Their LivesonA&E, Dog received a life-changing phone call — a pathology report that said his wife showed no signs of cancer.
Speaking on camera, the reality star said, “If you love me, Lord, you’ll let me die first. Don’t let me bury Bethy.”
Turning toward his family and his wife, Dog delivered the good news, “Hello, attention. No cancer.”
“There is a God. This could be a miracle. This could be a healing,” he said on camera. “[The doctor] said if I wasn’t such a good husband it wouldn’t have worked out that great. Oh, I can breathe. Beth Chapman, you did it.”
source: people.com
