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  • Matt Cappotelli Has Passed Away At 38

    Matt Cappotelli Has Passed Away At 38

    Former Tough Enough winner, Matt Cappotelli, has lost his battle with brain cancer. He was 38.

    Matt’s wife, Lindsay, has been keeping fans up-to-date on his well-being through her blogs and Facebook posts. Yesterday, she shared the news with the world.

    “Hey Team Capp…I’ve been struggling with what to say and how to say this, and I’ll probably end up rambling, but here goes,” she wrote. “Today my love-my strong, sweet, beautiful love-took his last breath at 3:30 a.m. and went Home to be with Jesus…exactly one year after his brain surgery,” she continued. “You think you can be prepared for this when you know it’s coming, but you just can’t. The only person whose comfort I want right now is the one who can’t give it to me.”

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    Matt Cappotelli Loses Battle With Brain Cancer

    Earlier this year, Lindsay outlined the timeline of Matt’s latest battle with brain cancer.

    “Dr. Yao, the brain surgeon, came to our room to discuss things more with us and give us our options,” Lindsey wrote. “He explained that the tumor was of significant size and that he was shocked at how fast it had grown in the 4 months since Matt’s February MRI.”

    Cappotelli had been working as a trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling since 2013. He had previously won the promotion’s heavyweight championship before being diagnosed with a brain tumor for the first time in 2006. He announced last summer that he’d been diagnosed with a grade IV glioblastoma multiforme cancer. This form of cancer is the most aggressive of its kind.

    “Throughout all of this, Matt and I really never discussed death,” Lindsey wrote. “A part of me wishes that we had, but I just never wanted to make him think that I didn’t think he would make it. Because I still had hope, and I didn’t want him to give up hope.”

  • Matt Cappotelli Brain Cancer Update

    Matt Cappotelli Brain Cancer Update

    A story out of WDRB in Louisville, KY today has provided an update on Tough Enough Season 3 winner, Matt Cappotelli.

    Cappotelli was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2007. He had the tumor removed and was cancer-free up until earlier this year. Cappotelli announced this summer that he was undergoing emergency surgery due to a second and more deadly brain tumor. According to today’s report from WDRB, Cappotelli’s condition is terminal.

    Matt Cappotelli’s Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

    Doctors were only able to remove 90% of the new tumor. The other 10% is located next to brain stem and considered inoperable. According to today’s report, Cappotelli’s situation is terminal and doctors have said only 5% of people with this cancer survive 5 years.

    A GoFundMe account has been created for him.

  • Ex-Tough Enough Winner Provides Update on Battle With Brain Tumor

    Ex-Tough Enough Winner Provides Update on Battle With Brain Tumor

    Earlier this year, ex-WWE Tough Enough season three winner Matt Cappotelli announced that his brain tumor had returned after having it removed 10 years ago, and this time much more aggressively. He underwent his second surgery to have the tumor removed, however, there was a portion in his brainstem that was inoperable and doctors were waiting on a pathology report to get back before treating it any further.

    Cappotelli took to Facebook to announce that the pathology report as returned and determined the tumor was, in fact, malignant. He has been diagnosed with grade IV GlioBlastoma Multiforme (GBM) and will undergo a spinal tap Friday to determine if the cancer has spread to his cerebral spinal fluid. He will meet with doctors next week to discuss treatment options:

    “Update: Diagnosis is in. I have a grade IV GlioBlastoma Multiforme (GBM). This is not the news I was looking forward to hearing or sharing, but it will in no way deter me from continuing my fight. Spinal tap this Friday will determine if the cancer cells have spread to my spinal fluid. Monday is a follow up with my team of doctors to determine the treatment steps needed to beat this. Thanx to everyone on #TEAMCAPP”

  • WWE Tough Enough Winner Matt Cappotelli Undergoes Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor

    WWE Tough Enough Winner Matt Cappotelli Undergoes Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor

    WWE Tough Enough III winner Matt Cappotelli underwent brain surgery last Thursday to remove a large tumor. A portion in his brainstem was inoperable and Cappotelli is waiting for the pathology report to come back to determine what the next steps will be in his treatment. Cappotelli originally had the tumor removed in 2007 but it recently returned. The tumor and subsequent surgery prevented Cappotelli from joining WWE’s main roster, but WWE honored his contract until it expired in 2009. Cappotelli posted the following on Facebook:

    “To give everyone the best update I can, here we go,” Cappotelli wrote. “The doctors said my surgery was very successful and they were able to accomplish exactly what they set out to do.”

    “From start to finish the surgery took between 9 and 10 hours. I can’t tell you how much respect and love I have for the staff at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, you are all truly amazing people. As I stated before, there is still an inoperable portion of tumor in my brain stem that will have to be dealt with at a later time. The game plan for now is for me to get as healthy and rested as possible and wait on the pathology results to come back.”

    “Once we have the pathology report in a few weeks, we will know what type of tumor we’re dealing with and how to attack the portion in my brain stem with the most effective treatment protocol. The fight will continue, this is just the next step . Thanks for all of your prayers, messages, and kind words, I LOVE YOU ALL”

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