Olivia Newton-John: cannabis, cancer, her beliefs, her loves and a strange disappearance

• Health Olivia Newton-John: "I don't wish cancer on anyone, but for me it has been a gift"

This Monday, after

the British-Australian artist Olivia Newton-John died, at the age of 73, in the United States.

"Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully

this morning, surrounded by

[...] Olivia has been a symbol of

for more than 30 years, sharing her journey with breast cancer. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with

will continue with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to plant medicine and cancer research. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that

to ONJFoundationFund.org", communicated, this August 8, her brothers, her nephews, her husband John (70) and her daughter Chloe (36), who were the great engines of her life.

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In 1980, the singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (known for playing Sandy in

) met the American actor

while recording the well-remembered film

.

According to those close to them, the two formed

However, they remained

and Peter gave Olivia her most precious treasure: her

who - as he commented on numerous occasions - was one of her main reasons for staying alive.

And it is that Olivia was diagnosed, for the first time, with breast cancer

"When I was diagnosed, I had a moment of panic, but I had to make the decision that I was going to be fine, because I had a daughter to raise ... And since then I believe that

in recovery, "he said. the interpreter, in March 2021.

Thus, in the early 1990s, Newton-John began to develop an extremely

mindset .

Moreover, when he separated from Lattanzi -who accompanied her during the first stage of her illness-, he decided to do it

so that her daughter would not be affected.

Still, Chloe has revealed that she once felt angry at her mother.

"My parents split up when I was nine and it was hard. We moved and I could only see my dad a couple of times a week... And when I was 15, my mom decided we moved

She was very angry, but because at that moment I couldn't see it with her eyes.

And now I feel very grateful that she chose this, because she had the wisdom to see the future," she told

in 2019.

Newton-John, who is a lady of the court of Queen Elizabeth, and her daughter moved to England around 2001. Despite this, the celeb always lived

where she had one of her most controversial romances: her relationship with cameraman

whom she dated for nine years.

According to various reports,

but neither was it "strange" for others.

In fact, the adjectives "mysterious" and "unusual" only appeared when McDemortt

, in 2005, on a trip to the Californian coast.

For almost five years, the US Navy maintained that Patrick

However, in 2010, a private investigator produced evidence that McDermott

in Mexico, and that he had only

.

For Newton-John, of course, the news came as an

almost disabling

Although there was someone who was there to help her, 100%, during that process:

A wealthy businessman - founder of the Amazon Herb Company naturist company - with whom she began dating in 2007, she fell in love "taking ayahuasca and making love in the forest", and

in an Inca ceremony, in a mountain, in Cusco.

"John and I spent a vacation in Peru, with some mutual friends, and we fell in love on that trip... And a year later

Why there? Because John has been traveling to Peru for 20 years and has shown me how special it is to be there.

Newton-John explained to the press, after their link.

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Since their marriage, Olivia has passionately immersed herself in Easterling's world, so it's no surprise that when she was

with breast cancer again, the actress decided to try

.

"I was diagnosed for the second time in 2013, after

brain tumor and I was in a car accident. I think those tumors were instigated by both events [...] Then in 2017 it was he found

and I thought it was sciatica. I was in Australia shooting a movie and my husband had to pick me up because I couldn't do it. That night I ended up in

[...] And so I started taking the cannabis tinctures that my husband makes for me.

He has been very

" the artist said in March of last year.

During the last stage of her illness - which forced her to undergo a

breast reconstruction and a period of chemotherapy - Newton-John was constantly accompanied by her husband, who also became

which publishes studies on how natural, plant-based therapies help deal with the disease.

"I'm not telling you that any therapy should be replaced. I just want to investigate if we can cure cancer in a gentler way, that

instead of destroying it," he mentioned in 2021, about his use of marijuana, which came

who runs a company called Laughing Dog Farm.

A company that markets cannabis probiotics and biostimulants.

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As a result of this, Olivia co-decided numerous interviews, in recent times, talking about her experience with cannabis, her bond with her daughter - whom she considered her best friend - and how a cruel diagnosis led her to enjoy life more.

"The only thing I can recommend to people is

You are what you believe. And, of course, I feel sad sometimes, like everyone else. But I want you to know that

he stated during the promotion of his book

, where he also pointed out how grateful he felt to be able to live.

"I think I'm going to be fine, because

to help others do the same.

I am very grateful for life.

After everything that's happened to me,

she said last September.

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