Four years ago, Rita Wilson, actress, singer and wife of Tom Hanks, learned that she had cancer. How she handled the diagnosis and what she wanted from her husband, the 62-year-old has now told in an Instagram post.
She would have had many different thoughts back then, Wilson writes. "You are scared and thinking about your own mortality."
She also had serious discussions with her husband Tom Hanks. She had wished that he, "if anything happens, should be super sad for a long time - and I also like a party, a celebration."
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Rita Wilson: "You think about your own mortality"From this thought, the song "Throw Me A Party" of their new album "Halfway to Home" was created. To her story, Wilson took a photo of her husband smiling while holding a dinner.
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Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You're scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality. So I had a serious discussion with my husband that if anything happens, I wanted him to be super sad for a very long time and I'd also like a party, a celebration. Out of that story, I wrote 'Throw Me a Party' with @ lizrose0606 and @kristianbush -3 DAYS until my new album #halfwaytohome is released. #throwmeparty #music #singer #songwriter
A post shared by Rita Wilson (@ritawilson) on Mar 26, 2019 at 9:56 PDT
In April 2015, Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer. She and Hanks have been married for more than 30 years. The couple has four children.