Olivia Newton-John's family and friends exclusively share personal memories of the late star with HELLO! in our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special.READ: Elizabeth Hurley reveals enormous sadness over grandmother's breast cancer battleHer niece Tottie Goldsmith, Dolly Parton and Sir Cliff Richard join Jane Seymour and Dionne Warwick, among others, in celebrating her amazing legacy with touching tributes.
When the news was announced of Olivia's sad passing earlier this year, there was an outpouring of grief from both her fans and her legion of celebrity friends.While her death was undoubtedly a tragedy, Olivia's story is anything but.
Her survival for 30 years since her first breast cancer diagnosis in 1992 was an incredible triumph and even Olivia herself didn't look upon the disease as something negative, describing it as: "I look at my cancer journey as a gift: it made me slow down and realise the important things in life."WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best momentsOlivia set about learning and researching all she could about this disease to ensure anyone coming behind her with a similar diagnosis would benefit from the work she did.
During the course of the past 30 years, she set up the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund and her hospital the Olivia Newton-John Wellness, Cancer and Research Centre.
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