Current:Home > FinanceOlympian Madeline Musselman Details Husband’s Support Amid His Stage 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Olympian Madeline Musselman Details Husband’s Support Amid His Stage 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis
View Date:2024-12-24 00:41:00
Madeline Musselman has her biggest cheerleader by her side while she goes for the gold in Paris.
The U.S. women’s water polo player is currently competing at the 2024 Olympics—an event that her husband Pat Woepse shared he was determined to be present for months after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
“There [are] fears and doubts that creep in,” Madeline, who met Pat in 2022, told NBC Los Angeles. “But I don't think they possess my mind all the time. And I think our faith is a huge part of that.”
Shortly after learning of Pat’s diagnosis, which as he explained, is rare due to the specific mutation, the couple decided to get married as soon as possible.
“All the people that came together to make it happen within four days,” Madeline shared of their October 2023 nuptials, “it was pretty crazy. We had flowers. We had a church that welcomed us with open arms to marry us. It was just a perfect weekend.”
After their wedding, Madeline began her Olympic training, but noted that there were instances she wanted to hold off to support Pat—also an athlete who even once swam across the English Channel—through his chemotherapy treatments.
“But he’s like, ‘No, you have to go to practice,’” she shared. “Obviously I want him to know that I’m there, but yeah, it’s been hard.”
“This was my biggest goal, with everything being so unknown,” he told the outlet shortly after her game July 31. “So pretty emotional, emotional day for me. Couldn’t be more thrilled to be here to support Maddie and the team.”
And though they kept some details of Pat’s health journey private, Madeline shared they decided to open up about their life as a way to connect with others.
“We're sharing our story not for people to feel sorry for us or feel bad for what we're going through,” she noted. “If anything, it's for inspiration and that you can get to the other side of things with the people that are right next to you, we hope for that.”
(E! News and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (319)
Related
- In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
- Kelsea Ballerini Struck in the Face By Object While Performing Onstage in Idaho
- Texas A&M Shut Down a Major Climate Change Modeling Center in February After a ‘Default’ by Its Chinese Partner
- Prices: What goes up, doesn't always come down
- More than 150 pronghorns hit, killed on Colorado roads as animals sought shelter from snow
- Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That
- Activists Deplore the Human Toll and Environmental Devastation from Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine
- In the Democrats’ Budget Package, a Billion Tons of Carbon Cuts at Stake
- Reds honor Pete Rose with a 14-hour visitation at Great American Ball Park
- Volkswagen recalls 143,000 Atlas SUVs due to problems with the front passenger airbag
Ranking
- Mattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
- Illinois Solar Companies Say They Are ‘Held Hostage’ by Statehouse Gridlock
- Rural Pennsylvanians Set to Vote for GOP Candidates Who Support the Natural Gas Industry
- Child dies from brain-eating amoeba after visiting hot spring, Nevada officials say
- Ranked voting will decide a pivotal congressional race. How does that work?
- Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102
- Shawn Johnson East Shares the Kitchen Hacks That Make Her Life Easier as a Busy Mom
- Dear Life Kit: My boyfriend's parents pay for everything. It makes me uncomfortable
Recommendation
-
Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks
-
Why can't Twitter and TikTok be easily replaced? Something called 'network effects'
-
Inside Clean Energy: Here’s Why Some Utilities Support, and Others Are Wary of, the Federal Clean Energy Proposal
-
UPS workers poised for biggest U.S. strike in 60 years. Here's what to know.
-
American arrested in death of another American at luxury hotel in Ireland
-
Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents 800 miles of U.S.-Mexico border, calls border tactics not acceptable
-
Hawaii's lawmakers mull imposing fees to pay for ecotourism crush
-
Warming Trends: British Morning Show Copies Fictional ‘Don’t Look Up’ Newscast, Pinterest Drops Climate Misinformation and Greta’s Latest Book Project