{"id":528,"date":"2019-06-26T18:36:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=528"},"modified":"2019-06-26T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T18:38:44","slug":"beth-chapman-wife-dog-bounty-hunter-passes-away-brave-battle-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2019\/06\/beth-chapman-wife-dog-bounty-hunter-passes-away-brave-battle-cancer.html","title":{"rendered":"Beth Chapman, Wife of \u2018Dog the Bounty Hunter\u2019 Passes Away After Brave Battle With Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2019\/06\/DogChapmanandBethChapman.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-529\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2019\/06\/DogChapmanandBethChapman.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Navy\/WikiCommons\" width=\"700\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Navy\/WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The popular television personality\u2019s wife has died following a battle with throat cancer. She was 51.<\/p>\n<p>Duane \u2018Dog the Bounty Hunter\u2019 Chapman confirmed his wife\u2019s death tweeting, \u201cIt\u2019s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven\u2026.We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story of her passing came out not long after news broke that Beth Chapman was placed in a medically induced coma over the weekend at Queen\u2019s Medical Center in Honolulu.<\/p>\n<p>Beth Chapman was a woman of strong faith. She turned to God for strength during her battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeth is one of the strongest people I\u2019ve ever known, and if anyone can beat this, it\u2019s her,\u201d the family\u2019s agent said in a statement. \u201cNo matter what happens, she and the family have placed all their hope, faith and trust in God. Other than that, I\u2019d ask that all of her and Duane\u2019s fans keep Beth and the entire family in their prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she was alive, she was known for sharing wisdom about how she stayed strong. She was not shy about sharing her strong Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>For her fans, she wasn\u2019t afraid to talk about survival and was a big source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks ago, Beth responding to one of her fans that reached out for guidance on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you stay so positive?\u201d a fan named Melissa asked her on Twitter in response to Beth\u2019s cheerful attitude when facing her battle with cancer. \u201cI have MS and Health Anxiety and it eats me up daily!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beth gave a response only a warrior would!<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026I rebuke that, I ask god to bind that spirit and keep those thoughts from my head I\u2019m no different I have good days and bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It try\u2019s but I rebuke that,<br \/>\nI ask god to bind that spirit and keep those thoughts from my head I\u2019m no different I have good days and bad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/warriorwomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#warriorwomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cancerwillnotbeatme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cancerwillnotbeatme<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WGNAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WGNAmerica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DogsMostWanted?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DogsMostWanted<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3fblOl1OhO\">https:\/\/t.co\/3fblOl1OhO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beth Chapman (@MrsdogC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsdogC\/status\/1139356563401916416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Beth\u2019s journey with cancer began in September 2017 when the couple shared publically that she was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Her emotional battle was documented in an emotional two-hour A&amp;E special titled Dog &amp; Beth: Fight of Their Lives.<\/p>\n<p>After a 13-hour surgery, doctors removed a tumor the size of a plum as well as her lymph nodes. At the time, she was declared cancer-free.<\/p>\n<p>Beth had remained cancer free but learned in November 2018 that her cancer had returned.<\/p>\n<p>She was strong all the way until the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot let this experience tear us apart,\u201d she shared with her family on camera. \u201cWe need this to bring us together. If this is the worst of it, then all it can be is better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family of faith is asking for prayers at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular television personality\u2019s wife has died following a battle with throat cancer. She was 51. Duane \u2018Dog the Bounty Hunter\u2019 Chapman confirmed his wife\u2019s death tweeting, \u201cIt\u2019s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. 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