Just a few days before he is going to become a father for the first time, Tanner Martin is providing his fans with an update on his battle with cancer.
This influencer, who started recording his diagnosis with colorectal cancer at the age of 25 alongside his wife Shay Wright, just released a new Instagram video in which he discussed his current state of health in front of the birth of his daughter, which is anticipated to take place on May 17?
I felt it would be a good idea to go on here and provide you all with a little update. “The chemotherapy causes me to become extremely hoarse, and as a result, I sound like a different version of myself,” he started in the video clip. However, I am doing OK; I am just exhausted. Could you guess what’s going on? You can guess who will appear in six days.
After that, Tanner takes hold of two teeny-tiny baby slippers and acts as if he is causing them to walk one step at a time in the air. “She probably won’t be able to do that yet, maybe the week after,” he joked of his soon-to-be-born child. “She might take a week after that.”
He proceeded by saying, “Anyway, that’s what I wanted to share,” as he continued in the video. Tomorrow, I will cease receiving chemotherapy for a week since it will be three weeks on and one week off. there is something I am really thrilled about… anyhow, there is my update. Finally, he closed by blowing kisses to the camera and said, “Love you.”
At the same time that they were sharing Tanner’s struggle with cancer on social media, the couple, who have been married for more than six years, developed a network of thousands of people who are supportive of them. As part of the movies that they have distributed, they have shown the measures that they are doing to guarantee that he will “always be involved” in the lives of their child after the infant is born.
On March 9, the couple posted a video on Instagram showing Tanner receiving a “sweet gift” that they had received in the mail. The gift, which consisted of a book and bracelets, was intended to ensure that his daughter will always be aware of the fact that they are linked.
“The hardest thing about having a kid right now is knowing the chance I won’t see them grow up,” he added during the recording session. “And I know that’s the risk you take, having a kid when you have cancer, but I was just always excited to be a dad.”
The couple discussed the reasons for their decision to have a child on February 26, despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
“This was not a decision we came to lightly, and it probably took us two years,” Shay said at the beginning of “part 1” of the photograph that was posted on Instagram. Tanner went on to claim that he was “pretty convinced” that they were not going to follow through at one point, and he said that he was “pretty set on that.”
You are aware of the consequences that may befall children when they are raised in houses with just one parent. Just a great deal of options that they would not have,” he remarked, pointing out that both of them had attended school for the purpose of rehabilitation. “Also, I have cancer and it can be genetic… which would friggin’ suck.”
In response to Shay’s assertion that Tanner’s cancer is not a hereditary phenomenon, he acknowledged that they are “pretty sure” that it is not a genetic manifestation. “Those were the two biggest things on my mind,” he added, referring to the prospect of passing on the disease to his kid and the chance of not being able to be there for his child.
They also experimented with “preventatives,” which helped them get favorable results in the event that they decided to have a kid. Shay asked her brother whether he would be ready to step in as a masculine figure in the event that it was required. One of the factors that was considered was greater engagement from the family.
Tanner and Shay gave an exclusive interview to PEOPLE in November 2024, during which they discussed their joy about becoming first-time parents and how the positive news of their pregnancy, which came after they had undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF), was mixed with feelings of “grief, fear, and anxiety.”
In November of 2020, Tanner was just 25 years old when he received the sad news that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. The news that his illness could no longer be cured was delivered to him in February of 2023, as he had previously disclosed to PEOPLE in an interview. His life expectancy was projected to be between two and five years, according to the medical professionals.