Johnny Ruffo continues his brave fight against terminal cancer.
The former Home and Away star, 34, shared a series of photos to his Instagram account on Monday that included several memories he’d captured over the past few weeks.
In one photo, the star was enjoying a delicious meal with girlfriend Tahnee Sims and her mother, while in another he was sitting in a hospital chair having another round of chemotherapy.
Johnny, Tahnee and their mother also appeared to have attended Rod Stewart’s concert together.
“A few snapshots from life lately,” he captioned the post.
Johnny Ruffo (pictured) has shared a life update as he continues his battle with terminal brain cancer. The former Home and Away star, 34, shared a series of photos Monday with several memories he’s been capturing over the past few weeks
Several friends and fans commented on his post, praising his strength and bravery.
“Keep fighting and stay strong,” wrote one user.
“Sending you so much love Johnny and family,” added another.
In one photo, the star enjoyed a delicious meal with girlfriend Tahnee Sims (left) and her mother (centre).
In March, Johnny began another round of chemotherapy and posted a photo of himself undergoing treatment at the hospital with girlfriend Tahnee Sims by his side.
The actor put on a very brave face, smiling and showing thumbs up while sitting on a chair.
“Back in my favorite chair,” he wrote sarcastically alongside the hashtags #ihatethischair and #f**kcancer.
Sad: Former home and away star Johnny Ruffo continues his battle with terminal brain cancer. He began another round of chemotherapy for the New Year and posted a photo of himself in the hospital on Wednesday
TV star: The actor is best known for playing Chris Harrington on the Seven Soap from 2013 to 2016 (pictured)
Tough time: Johnny’s longtime girlfriend Tahnee also shared a photo of Johnny reclining in the hospital chair
Johnny’s longtime friend Tahnee also shared a photo of Johnny reclined in the hospital chair.
In December, the actor and singer marked another year of chemotherapy and revealed he was looking forward to taking a break over Christmas and spending time with family.
“Another year of chemotherapy behind me. It wasn’t easy, but I got through it,” he wrote at the time.
“I can’t wait to take a few weeks off over Christmas and spend some well-deserved time with my family. #f**kcancer.’
In August 2022, Johnny confirmed his brain tumor diagnosis was terminal and said he worried how his girlfriend Tahnee would handle it when he was gone.
Worrying: In August 2022, Johnny confirmed his brain cancer diagnosis was terminal and said he worried how his girlfriend Tahnee would handle it when he was gone
Johnny was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 after being hospitalized with painful migraines
Creepy: In August of this year he underwent rush surgery and had a 7cm brain tumor surgically removed from his frontal lobe before undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Progression: Johnny went into remission months after his initial diagnosis in 2017, but found in November 2021 that the disease had returned
“You can only imagine how difficult it was for her,” he said in The Project.
“What’s on my mind a lot is, I hate to say this, how hard it can be for her when something happens to me.
“Well, it’s something I don’t want to think about. It just makes me a little bit emotional knowing that something is going to happen eventually, whether it’s in a month or 10 years or 20 years.
Johnny told then-host Carrie Bickmore he was already past his life expectancy.
“It’ll get to me eventually, but I’m still fighting. Still performing. If I look up my diagnosis and tumor, the average life expectancy is three years,” he said.
Johnny was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 after being hospitalized with painful migraines.
Tragedy: The former Dancing with the Stars contestant announced in August that his prognosis was terminal
In August of that year he underwent urgent surgery and had a 7 cm brain tumor surgically removed from his frontal lobe before undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
The former X Factor star went on to praise his partner Tahnee, calling her his “guardian angel”.
“She accompanies me every step of the way,” he said. “I’m so grateful to have her by my side, I don’t know what I would do without her.”
Johnny went into remission months after his initial diagnosis in 2017, but found in November 2021 that the disease had returned.