Cheryl Strayed has some difficult news.
The author—whose memoir Wild was adapted into Reese Witherspoon’s 2014 film of the same name—shared that her “beloved” husband of 25 years Brian Lindstrom has been diagnosed with an undisclosed “serious, fatal illness.”
In light of the news, Cheryl—who shares two children with Brian—explained she would be cancelling several upcoming workshops and events.
“My apologies to those of you who made plans to be there,” the 57-year-old wrote on Instagram April 30. “I simply cannot do anything but be with my family right now and see to our broken hearts. I ask that you hold us in your thoughts, prayers, light, and love.”
The Tiny Beautiful Things author also noted that while she would continue promoting pre-recorded episodes of her podcast Mind Over Mountainshe understands if the clips feel too joyful for her current mood.
“If it seems emotionally dissonant to see me posting cheerful clips from my podcast each week, now and over the coming several weeks, it is for me too,” Cheryl wrote. “Those interviews, which I loved doing, were recorded previously, in easier, happier times.”
