Soap Queen Kim Zimmer Reveals Breast Cancer Battle
The actress shares she was diagnosed on Nov. 6, 2023
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We're sending our healing wishes to daytime legend Kim Zimmer. The Guiding Light grad (ex-Reva) shared at the May 16 live-stream event Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up to Cancer... We All Have a Story that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Zimmer announced during the virtual benefit:
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Notably, her GL character Reva Shayne also battled the disease in 2006. Zimmer added that she had a mastectomy and expects her final chemotherapy infusion appointment to be on Tuesday, May 21.
The Daytime Emmy winner shared how much the support of friends and family has meant to her. She said:
Zimmer stressed the importance of breast cancer detection, recommending:
