Richard Simmons was feeling good and staying positive in the final days before his death. The fitness guru died on July 13, one day after his 76th birthday.
Even in the final days before his death, Richard Simmons remained a source of positivity and light. Simmons died on July 13, just one day after his 76th birthday; however, he gave Closer an update on his health in March 2024, sharing he 'felt good' at the time. 'I have been through a lot. But now all I see are beautiful bright rainbows,' he told the outlet via email. 'Say hello to your for me and thank them for their concern.
The television personality and fitness instructor got his start in the 1970s when he opened his workout gym, Slimmons, in Los Angeles, where he taught aerobics and motivational classes throughout the week. His star began to rise when he released the workout video series 'Sweatin' to the Oldies,' the popularity of which led to the premiere of 'The Richard Simmons Show,' a talk show that focused on health and wellness, in 1980.
sat in his chair and he looked at it through a magnifying mirror. He told me he would have to scrape it and put it under the microscope,' he wrote in his post. 'Now I am getting a little bit nervous. He comes back about 20 minutes later and says the C word. ‘You have cancer.’' He later shared that after three procedures, the doctors were able to clear all the cancer cells, and he was officially cancer free.
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