Jax Taylor Thanks Friends and Fans for Their Support After His Father’s Death
He's leaning on the support of his fans, friends, and family. Earlier this week, Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor announced that his father, Ronald Cauchi, had passed away after battling stage IV cancer. But now, after a brief social media hiatus, Jax opened up about his father's death and he thanked everyone for this support during this difficult time.
"Thank you to everyone for the kind messages, I haven’t had any strength to respond or breathe for that matter, I just want you all to know Brittany has been reading them to me," he tweeted. Jax also took to Instagram to share a lengthy, heartfelt tribute to his father.
Earlier this month, the Bravo personality broke the news of his diagnosis. "Yes cancer f–king sucks, watching my father go through this is killing me.. prayers to all the families that have to deal with this awful disease," he tweeted on Dec. 4. "I don’t wish this disease on my worst enemy. #f–kcancer watching your loved ones battle while I sit and watch is the worst feeling."
Later, on Dec. 11, the 38-year-old opened up to The Daily Dish about his father's health. "It’s in his throat, his esophagus, so it’s rough. It’s rough, because my dad, he’s like my idol. My dad was always the person who never got sick, I always looked up to him," he said. Taylor added that there was "no amount of money" he could spend to save his dad. "There’s nothing I can do."
Sadly, on Thursday, Dec. 29, Jax took to Twitter to announce the heartbreaking news. "My heart is broken, I lost my best friend and the best man I have ever met last night, I love you so much dad I can’t even breathe anymore, only person not letting me fall right now is my amazing girlfriend [Brittany Cartwright]. I love you dad," he wrote.
My heart is broken, I lost my best friend and the best man I have ever met last night, I love you so much dad I can’t even breathe anymore, only person not letting me fall right now is my amazing girlfriend. I love you dad.
— Jax (@mrjaxtaylor) December 29, 2017
Luckily, Jax's VPR costars have been showing their support. "Let's flood @mrjaxtaylor with love and compassion. So sorry for your loss my friend," Tom Schwartz wrote on Twitter. "I’m so sorry brother," Peter Madrigal added. Our thoughts are with Jax and his family during this difficult time.
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