With the season finale of Total Divas airing just a few days ago, it feels like I’ve gotten a lot off my chest. However, despite all I have revealed on the show, my family and I have wanted to share something very personal, but we just didn’t know how and no time ever seemed like the “right time.”
You might ask, what more can I share that I haven’t already shared on more than 100 episodes of the show? It’s a great question as my life is one giant and wild open book with weddings, relationship issues, work, my cat dying, family drama, Lana drama, vacations gone wrong, championship wins, losses and more. There’s been so much that I’ve shared with the world, and by doing so, it’s helped me connect with others on a whole new level. I love that, as I want people to watch Total Divas and be able to relate themselves to what we go through. My hopes are that they realize we are all in this “thing called life” together.
While filming season 8 of Total Divas, my mom Ellie and my sisters Muffy, Jenni and I decided it was time to share our story relating to my dad’s battle with Alzheimer’s. At the time of filming, my dad was still alive. We decided to share our family’s journey with his disease because we felt our story could help others who were going through the same thing. If we could help other people, then it was all worth it.
In July of this year, I met with Maria Shriver in New York City at an event she hosts called “Move For Minds,” which is an entire campaign and organization dedicated to women’s health and awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and prevention. Maria’s father, Sargent Shriver, passed away from Alzheimer’s, so this cause is also very personal to Maria’s heart.
Maria and I connected instantly. I felt like it was destiny that we met and had this personal connection with our fathers battling the same disease. I felt less alone and I wanted others to feel the same. My family, my mom, my sisters and myself, we were still trying to wrap our head around what exactly was happening to my dad while doing our best to be strong for my dad at the same time.
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