Young and Restless’ star Eric Braeden shares cheerful health update
‘Young and Restless’ star Eric Braeden shares cheerful health update
Eric Braeden, known for the CBS soap opera Young and Restless, revealed he has beaten cancer after its diagnosis in April.
Suffering from bladder cancer, the 82-year-old took to Facebook Live Sunday to break the good news to fans, “As of three days ago, I am cancer-free,” adding, “I thank you for all of your good thoughts, all of your prayers,” he said, adding that they “meant a great deal to me.”
The German actor added, “I can tell you it obviously has helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago — that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder — and I am cancer-free.”
“They couldn’t find a damn thing,” he continued. “Isn’t that nice?” But Braeden cautioned that he still has to tread the long road for a full recovery.
Adding, the MRI results will complete the picture of whether the cancer cells have spread to other organs. Still, he maintained that the positive report does not minus his several mandatory prophylactic infusions.
Meanwhile, Braeden was open about his condition from the start. In May, he told PEOPLE why he went public about his diagnosis.
“I decided to go public with it because I can help people not to be so fearful of it,” noting that his shocking discovery would urge other men to “have this damn thing checked out.”
- Eric Braeden recently battled pneumonia but is now recovering and back at work.
This week, Young and the Restless icon, Eric Braeden, shared a heartfelt and informative message with his Facebook followers. In the video, he announced that he had recently battled pneumonia for two weeks. But not to worry. He’s fine and has returned to work, though he revealed that “it was no walk in the park.”
Key Takeaways
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Eric Braeden revealed he recently battled pneumonia but is now recovering.
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He emphasized patience when returning to workouts and daily routines.
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The Y&R icon is back at work and grateful for his health and fans.
Braeden Leads With Positivity
On Facebook, Braeden dropped a roughly eight-minute video on his fans. In it, he shared the fact that he had just dealt with a bad case of pneumonia. The powerhouse actor had it “for about two weeks, and I’m over that now,” he assured his followers.
Several members of his family became ill, including his son and granddaughter. “Because of my age, [I] had it a bit worse than others.” But “thanks to modern medicine, thanks to antibiotics,” he was able to get better. Braeden described having pneumonia as “no walk in the park. In fact, you can’t walk. That’s the point,” he explained. “It hits you like a ton of bricks.”
Getting Healthy
Braeden revealed he’s back to working out, but he admitted he wasn’t able to bounce back overnight. That’s not a realistic goal. “Coming back all of a sudden to the level of intensity you exercised before is not good. You’ve got to do it slowly. Introduce it all very slowly. And one thing age has taught me — to be more careful that way.”
Resuming Work
The soap legend has now returned to work, where Victor Newman is, of course, embroiled in a heavy storyline involving corporate intrigue and delicate family dynamics. “The last two or three weeks were a lot of work,” he revealed. “And a lot of days were double duty. But we survived it.”
He stated how much he loved being back at work. “I love being back with my colleagues. It was nice to see Melody [Thomas Scott], and Joshua [Morrow], and Mark [Grossman], and Amelia [Heinle], and then everyone really. Michelle Stafford…what a privilege to be able to go to work.”
The Daytime Emmy-winning actor gave some insight into the scenes he’s playing with his TV wife. “Right now, I have some difficult scenes with Melody, who plays my wife. Afterwards, we hug each other because we know we did a good job. But, whoa, you know? I don’t like to scream at her. But sometimes you have to, right?”
All in all, Braeden is thankful for his health, his job, and life in general. “What a joy to be well. What a joy to look at — look at the sky, breathe fresh air. You know, not worry about this or that. And go back to work.”
