{"id":128401,"date":"2026-04-19T19:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/facts-of-life-star-reveals-cancer-battle-after-social-media-hiatus-128401"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:46:02","slug":"facts-of-life-star-reveals-cancer-battle-after-social-media-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/facts-of-life-star-reveals-cancer-battle-after-social-media-hiatus-128401","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Facts of Life&#8217; star reveals cancer battle after social media hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Mindy Cohn is out of the hospital and recovering after fighting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secret cancer battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Facts of Life&#8221; actress returned to Instagram Sunday with gratitude for life and a message to her followers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Have been off social media for awhile \u2018 cuz I had to go kick cancer\u2019s a&#8211;,&#8221; Cohn shared online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/amanda-peet-says-parents-compared-her-acting-dreams-being-hooker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMANDA PEET SAYS PARENTS COMPARED HER ACTING DREAMS TO BEING A \u2018HOOKER\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Palm Royale&#8221; star rested in a hospital bed and hoisted a thumbs up in an image posted on her account.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did so with the extraordinary help of Providence Saint John\u2019s hospital staff, especially my nurses Finja, Patty and Courtney and my hero, the phenomenal oncology surgeon @antonbilchik.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/full-house-star-dave-coulier-urges-americans-not-ignore-warning-signs-after-cancer-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;FULL HOUSE&#8217; STAR DAVE COULIER URGES AMERICANS NOT TO IGNORE WARNING SIGNS AFTER CANCER BATTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cohn, who earned star status for portraying Natalie Green in the hit &#8217;80s sitcom, did not disclose any further details about her diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Cohn&#8217;s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXUcQFrEhXf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to my family especially my cherished @tarakarsian @johnwstewart @gregoryzarian who have been my advocates and always on the ready to help me when it\u2019s &#8216;my turn,'&#8221; Cohn continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Recouping for another couple of weeks and then ready for my next adventure. onwards! F**K Cancer!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A number of stage and screen stars sent well-wishes to the actress, with Helen Hunt giving the approval for Dr. Blilchik.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mindy!!!! Sending love and healing energy,&#8221; Holly Robinson Peete wrote, while Octavia Spencer posted a slew of heart emojis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U got this girl,&#8221; Rosie O&#8217;Donnell added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love you, Mindy! Here whenevs you need us!&#8221; Jerry O&#8217;Connell noted, while Peri Gilpin wrote, &#8220;Lots of Love to you Mindy! I\u2019m happy you are on the mend. Looking forward to coffee in the near future!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cohn previously admitted that she never set out to pursue a career in acting when she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/child-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast in &#8220;Facts of Life&#8221;<\/a> at the age of 13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s just what I did after school \u2014 and then had to come home to four hours of homework a night,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/mind-cohn-facts-of-life-palm-royale?srsltid=AfmBOorR7gBK3o96RzYonjO9xs1gYV3LPNYWRhEhZFj_4TBXcuvJ3xsk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will tell you that as a 17-year-old, I felt like a 40-year-old, and a lot of it just had to do with the school workload. But that preciousness of being on a TV show didn\u2019t really hit until then, so I think it saved me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Legendary producer Norman Lear, production supervisor Alan Horn and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/sitcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Diff&#8217;rent Strokes&#8221; actress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/charlotte-rae-the-facts-of-life-and-diffrent-strokes-star-dead-at-92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Charlotte Rae<\/u><\/a> met Cohn during a visit to her high school, the exclusive Westlake School for Girls in Bel Air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Facts of Life&#8221;<\/a> followed four girls attending the prestigious boarding school, the Eastland School, and their relationship with their dorm mother, Mrs. Edna Garrett (Rae). The show aired for nine seasons from 1979-88.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/facts-life-star-reveals-cancer-battle-after-social-media-hiatus\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/facts-life-star-reveals-cancer-battle-after-social-media-hiatus <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindy Cohn is out of the hospital and recovering after fighting a secret cancer battle. 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