Cancer-stricken Shannen Doherty selling possessions as she prepares to die: ‘Just in case’
Shannen Doherty is setting herself free from her material possessions as she battles breast cancer.
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum — whose cancer, first diagnosed in 2015, is now Stage 4 — revealed on her podcast, “Let’s Be Clear With Shannen Doherty,” recently that she’s getting rid of her belonging so her mother doesn’t have to deal with them after the actress’ death.
“The cancer, for me, has really made me take stock of my life and shift my priorities, and my priority at the moment is my mom,” Doherty, 52, said.
“I don’t want her to have a bunch of stuff to deal with,” the “Charmed” alum continued. “I don’t want her to have four storage units filled with furniture because I have a furniture obsession.”
She said jokingly that it was thanks to her passion for home furnishings that she’s “accumulated so much crap” over the years. And, at the moment, most of the items are simply collecting dust in a storage unit.
“I’m not enjoying it and others aren’t enjoying it, and do I really need any of it? Do I need to have three dining room tables?” she noted. “The answer is no, none of us really need all the stuff that we have, and we could all do with a little bit of downsizing and not be a hoarder, which I was becoming with all my furniture.”
Doherty initially felt like she was “throwing in the towel” by selling her belongings, but now wants to use the money to enjoy the time she has left with her loved ones.
“It feels like you’re giving up on something that was very special and important to you,” she said. “But you know that it’s the right thing to do and that it’s going to give you a sense of peace and a sense of calm because you’re helping the people that you leave behind just have a cleaner, easier transition.”
After Doherty announced her cancer diagnosis in 2015, the disease went into remission two years later.
She revealed in 2020 that her cancer had returned, and in late 2023 said that the illness had spread to her bones.
On a December episode of her radio show, Doherty tearfully admitted that after dropping down to 92 pounds from chemotherapy, she was fairly certain it was all over.
“When I dropped down to 92 pounds from chemo and was incredibly dehydrated, I had to still get out of bed,” she said at the time.
“My mom [was] literally trying to pick me up out of bed and get me to the doctor … At that point in time, I thought that I wouldn’t survive it.”
