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\nAlix Earle revealed that her mom, Alisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer while the TikTok star was competing on Dancing with the StarsAlix chose to keep the diagnosis private during her seasonShe shared a video of herself and her sister with their mom in the hospital<\/p>\n
Alix Earle<\/a> has revealed that her mom, Alisa<\/a>, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.\n<\/p>\n On Sunday, Jan. 11, Alix, 25, opened up about her mom’s health journey in a post shared on Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>, posting a video showing her and her sister, Ashtin, by their mom’s side in hospital, doing her hair, holding her hand, and having some ice cream and drinks together.\n<\/p>\n Alix posted the clip with “F!ck Cancer” written over it, while a voiceover said, “Strong women never give up. We might need a coffee, we might need a good cry, we might need a day in bed but we will always come back stronger.”\n<\/p>\n She captioned the post, “Go momma! So proud and inspired by you \ud83d\udc95 no challenge you can\u2019t face and come back stronger .. I love you! #breastcancerawareness.”\n<\/p>\n Alix confirmed Alisa had received the diagnosis halfway through her competing on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars<\/a> last year, as she responded to a social media user’s TikTok comment about “struggling” on the dance competition.\n<\/p>\n “We found out abt halfway through the season and she still showed up every week \ud83d\udc97,” Alix \u2014 who ended the season as runner-up with her dance partner, Val Chmerkovskiy<\/a> \u2014 wrote.\n<\/p>\n Alix mentioned that her mom had been in the hospital<\/a> for an operation in a Jan. 7 social media clip<\/a>, which saw her discuss a recent trip she’d taken, after flying to four different countries in two days.\n<\/p>\n Ashtin Earle, Alix Earle, and Alisa Earle.<\/p>\n Alix Earle TikTok<\/p>\n “Back home in Jersey, my mom is in the hospital for her operation right now, so I’m going to go see her,” the influencer shared. “I may or may not talk more about this this week. I just want to see how everything goes and, first of all, just be there for her.”\n<\/p>\n “It’s also something that, during my travels, I had a few cries,” she continued. “But her boyfriend and my sister have been with her this morning.”\n<\/p>\n “So, we’re gonna pick her up tomorrow morning from the hospital, because we are gonna be taking care of her,” Alix told her followers.\n<\/p>\n Alix Earle’s mom, Alisa, in the hospital with a cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n Alix Earle\/TikTok<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n