Stan Walker shares emotional Mother’s Day tribute to his cancer survivor mum and grandmother
Former Australian Idol winner Stan Walker has shown great bravery despite himself and other members of his family facing terrifying health battles.
The singer not only has undergone stomach-removal surgery and battled cancer, but he has also stood by his mum, April, as she has battled the disease as well.
“When she had cancer earlier on, man, that broke me,” he previously said of his mother.
On Sunday, Stan shared a heartfelt tribute to both his mother and grandmother in honour of Mother’s Day.
Alongside a black-and-white photo, Stan wrote, “Happy mothers day to my mumma & her mumma... My mum is actually GOAT [Greatest Of All Time] ... Straight up OG [Original Gangster].”
“Today was the first time I got to have mothers day with my mum & nan (my last grandparent) together... Actually cherish these moments more than anything.
“To all the beautiful mummas out there... You are the life givers... You take on all our pain... You love us unconditionally & protect us fiercely... Mothers are the true heroes... I appreciate you all including all my surrogate mummas... Thank You.”
On his social media, Stan shared photos of his family making a visit to Kmart on Mother’s Day.
Recently, Stan released a musical tribute to his mum, who battled breast cancer.
The song “Thank You” was released last month and the lyrics say: “After all we've been through, you've never run out of love.”
“There's no words to say but "I love you", so I'ma say thank you - just know it will never, ever be enough.”
Stan found out that he had the cancer-causing CDH1 gene during a routine check-up. Two weeks later, he was diagnosed with gastric cancer.
In September last year, Stan had his stomach removed but kept his health struggle under wraps for months.
Last week, Stan revealed during an interview with Today Extra that he refused to cry during the nine-month period in which he faced complications such as seizures, gallstones and appendicitis
“The whole time through my treatment, I never cried once,” he said. “I never, like, felt sorry for myself once.”