‘Prevent the spread!’ Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John makes a desperate plea for people to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic
Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John has made a desperate plea for people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Sunday, the 71-year-old actress, who is battling breast cancer for the third time, shared a picture of medical staff from the ONJ Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, which is named after her.
In the photo, staff posed with a cardboard cut-out of Olivia and held signs that read: ‘We stay here for you, please stay home for us. Take care.’
‘We are all in this together’: Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John, 71, has made a desperate plea for people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic
‘So proud and indebted to the amazing staff at the ONJ Cancer Centre and all hospitals and care facilities around the world for their commitment to helping us get through this crisis,’ Olivia captioned the post.
‘Please be conscious of what they are asking and help them maintain their health whilst caring for our loved ones.
‘Stay home, wash your hands, prevent the spread. It’s a short period of time to have to stay home and could make such a huge difference in the long term.
Can you spot Olivia? In the photo, staff posed with a cardboard cut-out of Olivia (pictured) and held signs that read: ‘We stay here for you, please stay home for us. Take care.’
‘We are all in this together – I believe this too will pass.’
Olivia also thanked the ONJ Cancer Centre’s Ward 7 South team, who looked after her when she had cancer.
She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 and has also battled the disease in 2013 and 2017.
A good cause: Olivia has battled with cancer three times over the course of her life from 1994 to 2017. She helped build the ONJ Cancer Centre (pictured) in 2008
She helped build the ONJ Cancer Centre in 2008 and has supported it ever since.
On Thursday, Olivia shared a poem by Father Richard Hendricks to Instagram.
‘I also believe that good things are coming out of this difficult time – which too will pass,’ she captioned the post.
Pandemic: In Australia, there have been 1,316 cases and seven deaths from COVID-19