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The Office star Lucy Davis’ family has shared their devastation over her terminal cancer battle.
The 53-year-old announced on Tuesday that she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer which has since metastasized and is now in her spine, hip and ribs.
The actor said in a heartbreaking post that it was “too late for chemo” and that her cancer is “incurable”.
Her comedian father Jasper Carrott has now revealed how her family is coping following her diagnosis 18 months ago.
“This is a very difficult time for the whole family and we have been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis,” he told The Sun.
“We are so grateful for all the support we have had over this trying time and we are very hopeful for her future being what she wants it to be.”
He went on: “We are so proud of our daughter and love her so much. The way she has conducted herself through many traumatic health issues is a lesson to us all.”
Davis was given a kidney transplant from her mother in 1997 after being diagnosed with kidney failure.
Carrott ended his statement by asking for privacy and thanking fans for their “love and concern”.
Davis, who is best known for playing Dawn Tinsley opposite Martin Freeman’s Tim Canterbury in the cult BBC sitcom The Office, was diagnosed with cancer after finding a “really tiny” hard spot in her breast.
“The cancer is incurable, and too late for chemo,” she wrote.
