Overview

• Bristowe disclosed the update on August 30, citing a follow-up scan that found the cancer had moved into her stepfather Rob’s stomach.
• She said Rob initially had surgery about eight months ago that appeared to remove the cancer before the later scan changed his prognosis.
• Doctors now consider the illness incurable stage 4, according to Bristowe’s statement.
• Bristowe expressed hope he will outlive the timeline provided, calling him a strong and stubborn fighter.
• She described spending recent days with her parents at a lake house in Canada as friends, fans, and Bachelor Nation figures, including producer Elan Gale, offered support.