{"id":81273,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/81273\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:00:17","slug":"personal-health-update-donald-trump-jr-s-ex-has-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/81273\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Personal health update\u2019: Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s ex has cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vanessa Haydon is going through some major things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Days after her eldest daughter, Kai Trump \u2014 with ex-husband Donald Trump Jr. \u2014 graduated high school, Haydon was diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former model shared \u201ca personal health update\u201d on an Instagram story Wednesday, adding that doctors told her \u201crecently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhile this isn\u2019t news anyone expects, I\u2019m working closely with my medical team on a treatment plan,\u201d the 48-year-old wrote. \u201cI am staying focused and hopeful while surrounded by the love and support of my family, my kids, and those closest to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Haydon also shares four other children with Trump Jr.: Donald, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The native New Yorker also revealed she just had a \u201cprocedure\u201d earlier this week, but did not specify what it involved or the stage of cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThank you for your kindness and support it truly means more than I can express. I kindly ask for privacy as I focus on my health and recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though not mentioned by name, someone who will likely be Haydon\u2019s support circle is boyfriend Tiger Woods. The golfer, 50, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/miami-com-news\/article315757237.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:returned home;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;returned home&quot;}\" class=\"link \">returned home<\/a> to Jupiter Island after a rehab stint in Switzerland following a March 27 car rollover and DUI arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident and its aftermath didn\u2019t shake the couple\u2019s foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/vanessa-trump-48-announces-breast-cancer-diagnosis-11980923\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:according to People.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to People.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to People.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cVanessa and Tiger are in love, still serious, and happy to see each other,\u201d an inside source told the outlet. She \u201cis eager to help him continue with his progress and move beyond any more public scandals \u2014 which they both dislike intensely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another major milestone is coming the political family\u2019s way. Donald Trump Jr. is set to wed Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson over Memorial Day weekend. Though originally the two wanted to tie the knot at the White House, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/miami-com-news\/article315584085.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:that didn\u2019t happen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;that didn\u2019t happen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">that didn\u2019t happen<\/a> because his father, President Donald Trump, rejected the idea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/society\/donald-trump-jr-bettina-anderson-to-wed-over-memorial-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Page Six,;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Page Six,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Page Six,<\/a> the \u201cTriggered\u201d author, who wed Haydon at Mar-a-Lago in 2005, is set to swap vows with Anderson on a private island in the Bahamas. The gathering is expected to be small, and it\u2019s unclear if his ailing coparent \u2014 with whom Jr. is amicable \u2014 will attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vanessa Haydon is going through some major things. 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