Vanessa Trump announces breast cancer diagnosis as boyfriend Tiger Woods cuts short rehab stay and Ivanka leads army of well-wishers
Vanessa Trump has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, as her former sister-in-law Ivanka gives well-wishers hope for a speedy recovery.
Vanessa, the ex-wife of President Donald Trump’s eldest son Don Jr., said she is “working closely” with doctors on a treatment plan.
The mother of five, who is dating golf legend Tiger Woods, made this confession in a post. instagram Wednesday said he had a ‘procedure’ this week.
‘I would like to share a personal health update. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. “While this is not the news anyone was expecting, I am working closely with my medical team on a treatment plan,” he said.
Trump added that he was grateful to the doctors who performed the procedure.
‘I stay focused and hopeful when surrounded by the love and support of my family, my children, and those closest to me. Thank you for your kindness and support, it truly means more than I can express.’
He also asked for privacy while he focuses on recovery.
Eldest daughter Kai shared a photo of herself with her mother on Instagram with the caption: ‘The strongest person I know. I love you.’
Vanessa Trump announced Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer
Vanessa made the admission in an Instagram post early Wednesday, saying she had “a procedure earlier this week.”
The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House and Donald Trump Jr. for comment.
Ivanka became the first member of the family to express her support on social media.
‘I pray for continued strength and a speedy recovery. Love you mom,’ she commented on Vanessa’s Instagram post.
Trump Jr. is set to remarry socialite Bettina Anderson on Memorial Day Weekend.
Woods, a 15-time major champion, has just completed an intensive rehabilitation program in Zurich after being charged with driving under the influence following a March 27 car crash near his home in Jupiter, Florida.
Police reportedly found prescription opioid pills in his possession during the arrest, which he used to relieve chronic injury pain. Woods pleaded not guilty to drunk driving.
Woods left rehab early to attend the graduation ceremony of Trump’s eldest daughter, fellow golfer Kai, 19.
Despite his arrest and rehab trip, a source told People Tiger is head over heels.
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Former sister-in-law Ivanka Trump became the first member of the family to express her support on social media
Vanessa, who is dating golf legend Tiger Woods, admitted that she had the procedure earlier this week in a post she shared on Instagram on Wednesday.
Woods, a 15-time major champion, has just completed an intensive rehabilitation program in Zurich after being charged with driving under the influence following a March 27 car crash near his home in Jupiter, Florida.
“Vanessa and Tiger are in love, still serious and happy to see each other,” an insider is quoted as saying.
‘[She] He looks forward to helping her continue her progress and move beyond the public scandals that they both strongly dislike.’
The source added that Woods is taking his journey ‘seriously’ and is ‘all about continuing his recovery and putting this period behind him’.
‘He is in good spirits and is also looking forward to putting his legal problems aside,’ they said.
There was speculation that the relationship was on the rocks, but Vanessa quickly rubbished that talk by throwing her support behind Woods on Instagram following his arrest.
A week after the incident, she shared a photo of them together on Instagram and wrote: ‘I love you’.
However, the Daily Mail later confirmed that Vanessa was adamant Woods needed extensive professional help and could not bear to see history repeat itself again.
Vanessa has five children with the president’s 19-year-old son in Kai; Donald, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 11.
Vanessa has five children with the president’s son in Kai (pictured), 19; Donald, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 11
Ex-husband Donald Trump Jr and fiancée Bettina Anderson are set to tie the knot over Memorial Day Weekend
In recent weeks, Vanessa and Kai have been spotted posing for photos at both her daughter’s birthday and her final prom.
The couple said ‘I do’ in front of family and friends at the Trump family’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach in 2005. They separated in 2018.
Don Jr. He and Vanessa had been estranged for about a year before their divorce, but their separation was amicable.
The two have been seen together many times, on holidays and with their children.
Before his engagement to Anderson, Don Jr. had a very public affair with Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Palm Beach socialite and philanthropy star Anderson and Trump Jr. got engaged in December 2025; The groom-to-be knelt down and answered the question with an eight-carat diamond ring.
This was exactly a year after the Daily Mail published exclusive photos of the couple holding hands as they emerged from a restaurant in the posh Florida beach town, confirming our earlier revelations that they were a new couple.
