"Bringing Bucket List wishes to life": Catriona Rowntree's joyous update
Getaway host Catriona Rowntree has provided an update on her sister Lucinda’s battle with stage four cancer, just months on from revealing the frightening diagnosis to her followers.
Thankfully, however, the news was positive this time around, with the veteran host reporting to 9Entertainment that “she’s on a trial treatment from the US and it’s responding well.
"I think her doctors are feeling relieved to know that something is moving in the right direction regardless of the treatment that she's on."
Catriona’s social media supporters were kept in the loop with a heartfelt post to Instagram, where she shared that “on a happy note, Lucinda is doing well, I was able to give her a big hug recently in Daylesford.”
She went on to describe how she never expected she’d be “cheering my sister for eating a full meal”, but that “it’s been a while since she’s been able to do that”, before thanking everyone for their kindness and support in such a challenging time for the family.
Another note about Lucinda closed out the caption, with Catriona revealing a shift in her sister, one that saw Lucinda “focussed on bringing Bucket List wishes to life, not waiting and milking every moment between her treatments.
“It’s a great outlook don’t you think, milk today, who knows what tomorrow brings.”
Catriona also revealed to 9Entertainment that the family were trying their best to remain in a “positivity bubble”, and while it was oftentimes difficult, the sisters have been celebrating every step along the way, especially as they enjoy their time in Daylesford together.
"On one of the first nights we went to this place called the Farmers Arm, it has a legendary pub restaurant and she [Lucinda] said, 'that's one of the best meals I've ever had in my life'," Catriona shared.
"We had a beautiful time sampling the best of the regional Victoria area, she went to Hanging Rock and enjoyed the winery at the base.”
The presenter went on to explain that since Lucinda’s diagnosis, she’d learned “a lot of life lessons”, and that making the most of every moment had never been more important to her, something that put Lucinda’s Bucket List into new perspective.
And the elder sibling had plenty to get on with on that front, with Catriona noting that “I know there are two things on her bucket list, one is to go to Ningaloo, I have to admit that's on my bucket list too, and then she'd love to meet a quokka - a quokka selfie is a must.”
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