Mindy Cohn Beats Cancer, Shares Heroic Journey

0:00It's April 20th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the Story. Mindy Cone, the star from Facts of Life, just dropped some real talk on Instagram. She secretly battled cancer and kicked it to the curb. The Paul Morale actress is out of the hospital now, recovering strong after some tough weeks off social media. She shared a pic from her hospital bed, Thumbs Up High, thanking the Providence St. John's crew. Shout-outs to nurses Finja, Patty, and Courtney, plus her oncology surgeon, Anton Bilchick, who she calls her hero for getting her through it. Her family stepped up big time, too. Tara Karsian, John W. Stewart, and Gregory Zarian were right there as her advocates. Meanwhile, Celeb's port in the love, from Helen Hunt's Docknod, to Hearts from Octavia Spencer, and Cheers from Rosie O'Donnell, Gerry O'Connell, and Perry Gilpin. Cone landed her breakout role at 13 when producers visited her fancy Bel Air High School.

1:01Facts of Life followed girls at a boarding school, and ran nine strong seasons from 1979 to 1988. She never even planned on acting. It just happened after school. She's chilling for a couple more weeks to heal up, then charging into her next adventure, leaving cancer and the dust.