{"id":2022725,"date":"2023-09-05T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-out-reveals-they-were-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-the-same-time-i-am-thunderstruck\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T20:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:22:30","slug":"jimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-out-reveals-they-were-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-the-same-time-i-am-thunderstruck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-out-reveals-they-were-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-the-same-time-i-am-thunderstruck\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Buffet&#8217;s sister shares shocking news: both diagnosed with cancer simultaneously."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-out-reveals-they-were-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-the-same-time-i-am-thunderstruck%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jimmy Buffett&#8217;s \u200dSister Speaks Out, Reveals They Were Diagnosed with Cancer at the \u2063Same Time: &#8216;I \u2063Am Thunderstruck&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>They were siblings with a bond that included a diagnosis \u2064of disease at around the same time, and Laurie\u2062 Buffett McGuane cannot yet believe her big brother Jimmy was the\u200c first\u200d to go.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCome Monday\u201d singer died Friday at 76. \u2063He had been diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-buffetts-cause-death-revealed-makes-total-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressive skin cancer<\/a>, four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At around the same\u200d time, McGuane was diagnosed\u2063 with pancreatic cancer, according \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-buffett-sister-reveals-they-faced-cancer-same-time-exclusive-7965326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy and I were diagnosed with cancer about the same time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u200d was four years ago and Jimmy was\u2062 actually diagnosed first. When \u200dJimmy found \u200bout [I had cancer] he brought the whole family and the dogs to Montana to be with me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy\u200b and I became closer because of our cancers. We\u200d talked before and after our\u200c scans,\u201d \u200bshe recalled. \u200d\u201cWe shared\u2062 a club that nobody wants to join. I am thunderstruck that Jimmy \u200ddidn\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n<p>McGuane said\u2063 that she\u200d is cancer-free after surgery\u200d at Duke University \u2063and treatment in \u2062Montana. She said that as she battled her cancer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-jimmy-buffetts-laid-back-party-vibe-created-adoring-parrotheads-success-beyond-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her brother<\/a> helped her keep going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u2064rode my horse during my treatments and \u2062tried to continue with my\u200b life the same\u2063 way Jimmy has done,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Near the end, Buffett \u200chad to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-buffett-76-needed-immediate-hospitalization-cancels-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancel shows<\/a> as he revealed his diagnosis to fans he had kept in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy wanted to perform the shows\u2062 that he had to cancel. He brought joy to so many. I am\u200b very emotional now. When Jimmy was in the world, I felt safe,\u201d McGuane said, adding that even \u2062with her husband, Tom, \u201cit will be a whole \u200bnew \u2064thing for me to be without my brother Jimmy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGuane said her famous brother always had faith in his dream, even when the road to achieving it \u2064had a rocky start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy Buffett\u2019s Sister Reveals They Faced Cancer at the Same \u200cTime: \u2018Thunderstruck He Didn\u2019t Make It\u2019 (Exclusive) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HteKTmgvDR\">https:\/\/t.co\/HteKTmgvDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People (@people) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/people\/status\/1698869592074940498?\">September \u20635, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy \u200calways had a dream that he pursued until the end. He did a lot of things in between, but hit Key West when\u200b he was\u200b pretty unknown, \u200cand never gave up, up until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-out-reveals-they-were-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-the-same-time-i-am-thunderstruck\/\" title=\"Jimmy Buffet's sister shares shocking news: both diagnosed with cancer simultaneously.\">crowds began coming<\/a> to listen to him perform. He was a phenomenal \u200bperson,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Three days ago, she shared a childhood picture on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwsTloQrEGW\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and, using her nickname for her brother, noted \u201cLulu\u200b and \u200cI were just with Bubba. We talked about our \u2064childhood where only siblings can relate. I told him \u200bI\u2019ve known him longer than anyone on the planet. He smiled\u200b with those\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffetts-sister-details-his-final-days\/\" title=\"Jimmy Buffett's sister reveals his last moments.\">twinkling blue eyes<\/a>\u200b and squeezed my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGuane\u2062 said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-month-old-girl-shot-dead-as-chicago-begins-another-bloody-and-tragic-weekend\/\" title=\"5-Month-Old Girl Shot Dead As Chicago Begins Another Bloody And Tragic Weekend\">family members gathered<\/a> \u2062with the musician as he was dying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shared memories of our childhood\u2064 with Jimmy during his last days,\u201d she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-buffett-sister-says-final-days-were-filled-with-laughter-exclusive-7965345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would repeat stories, and Jimmy would laugh and nod his head to let \u2064us know that he\u2063 remembered. I have never seen Jimmy depressed\u2064 ever. Not even at the end. We all\u2063 like to joke and laugh and that was very much Jimmy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-buffets-sister-speaks-reveals-diagnosed-cancer-time-thunderstruck\/\">Jimmy Buffet&#8217;s Sister Speaks Out, Reveals \u2063They Were Diagnosed with Cancer at the Same Time: &#8216;I Am Thunderstruck&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laurie Buffett McGuane is in disbelief as her big brother Jimmy, who shared a bond through their simultaneous disease diagnosis, passed away first. The 76-year-old &#8220;Come Monday&#8221; singer lost his battle with Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, after being diagnosed four years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2022726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}