{"id":2386165,"date":"2026-04-23T17:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2386165"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:11:58","slug":"nicole-snooki-polizzi-says-her-kids-keep-asking-her-if-shes-dying-amid-her-cancer-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nicole-snooki-polizzi-says-her-kids-keep-asking-her-if-shes-dying-amid-her-cancer-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole &#8216;Snooki&#8217; Polizzi says her kids keep asking her if she&#8217;s dying amid her cancer journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole &#8220;Snooki&#8221; Polizzi opened up about her cervical cancer diagnosis in a new interview with <em>Good Morning America.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Jersey Shore<\/em> star admitted that her kids are worried about her: &#8220;They keep asking me, &#8216;Are you dying?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also confessed that she&#8217;s scared to undergo a hysterectomy after her doctor recommended it: &#8220;I hated it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/snooki\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nicole &quot;Snooki&quot; Polizzi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicole &#8220;Snooki&#8221; Polizzi<\/a> is opening up about her cancer journey after revealing that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/snooki-reveals-diagnosed-cervical-cancer-11911245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she was diagnosed;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she was diagnosed<\/a> with stage 1 adenocarcinoma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jersey-shore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jersey Shore;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jersey Shore<\/a> <\/em>star, 38, spoke candidly about her experience on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/amp\/culture\/story\/nicole-snooki-polizzi-opens-cervical-cancer-diagnosis-132280276\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Good Morning America;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Good Morning America<\/em><\/a> on Thursday, saying her children with husband Jionni LaValle keep asking her, &#8220;Are you dying?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m like, &#8216;No, I&#8217;m not dying. I&#8217;m just sick, and I need to figure it out, and mommy will be fine,'&#8221; she told <em>GMA<\/em> host Lara Spencer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So my little one thinks I&#8217;m dying. But my oldest ones, I feel like they know what&#8217;s going on,&#8221; she said of her three kids: Lorenzo, 13; Giovanna, 11; and Angelo, 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She recalled a similar moment with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nicole-snooki-polizzi-will-undergo-hysterectomy-for-cervical-cancer-at-38-11956404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE<\/a> in an interview published Thursday. &#8220;My two oldest were like, &#8216;Are you dying?&#8217; Because they know what cancer is, it scared them a little bit. But I was reassuring them like, &#8216;No, mommy&#8217;s gonna be fine.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Snooki on &#8216;Good Morning America&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snooki also spoke to <em>GMA<\/em> about her doctor&#8217;s recommendation to undergo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/abdominal-hysterectomy\/about\/pac-20384559\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a hysterectomy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a hysterectomy<\/a> to remove her uterus and cervix. The reality star admitted that she&#8217;s &#8220;scared&#8221; and hasn&#8217;t scheduled the procedure yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I hated it when [the doctor] first said, &#8216;We have to do this or it&#8217;s gonna escalate to stage 2,'&#8221; she said. &#8220;I know I&#8217;m done with kids. [But] just knowing that you can&#8217;t&#8230; I don&#8217;t know, it made me feel like I&#8217;m not a mom or, I don&#8217;t know, a lot of emotions went into my head.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snooki first revealed her diagnosis on social media in February. &#8220;My results came back from my cone biopsy, you guys, and it came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/snooki-reveals-diagnosed-cervical-cancer-11911245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she announced;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she announced<\/a>. &#8220;Obviously not the news that I was hoping for, but also not the worst news, just because they caught it so early. Thank freaking God!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a flood of support from her friends, family, and followers, Snooki thanked everyone for their kind words and prayers. &#8220;So overwhelmed with all the love you guys have given me \ud83d\ude2d. Appreciate you!! Now go book ya exams! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd,&#8221; she said on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVEz8RKDnru\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snooki also spoke about the regrets she has after learning of her cancer diagnosis, telling <em>GMA<\/em> that it was &#8220;actually preventative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Like, &#8216;Why were you so scared?&#8217; It&#8217;s literally a 10-minute appointment,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You get it done, you figure it out, and then that&#8217;s it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snooki is set to return for a new season of <em>Jersey Shore: Family Vacation<\/em> on May 7, but she and the rest of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jersey-shore-cast-where-are-they-now-8407769\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:the GTL crew;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the GTL crew<\/a> insist this is only the end of their run on MTV, but not necessarily <em>the <\/em>end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not over for us,\u201d she said on <em>GMA<\/em>. &#8220;I&#8217;m so glad that [<em>Jersey Shore<\/em>] happened because I can&#8217;t picture my life as anything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Snooki&#8217;s <em>GMA<\/em> interview below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/snooki-kids-keep-asking-if-she-is-dying-amid-cancer-journey-11956854\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Nicole &#8220;Snooki&#8221; Polizzi opened up about her cervical cancer diagnosis in a new interview with Good Morning America. 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