Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo, 34, shares heartbreaking update on his terminal cancer diagnosis

Johnny Ruffo continues his brave fight against terminal brain cancer.

The former Home and Away star, 34, shared an update on his health with his fans on Monday, posting a series of photos captioned ‘Few snaps from life lately’.

In one, the soap star was seen in hospital undergoing chemotherapy again.

He also enjoyed several outings with his girlfriend Tahnee Sims and his mother in his spare time

The trio even attended the Rod Stewart concert together.

Several friends and fans commented on his post, praising his strength and courage.

“Keep fighting and stay strong,” one user wrote.

“Sending you so much love Johnny and family,” added another.

In one photo, the star enjoyed a delicious meal with his girlfriend Tahnee Sims (left) and her mother (center)

In March, Johnny started another round of chemotherapy and posted a photo of himself undergoing treatment at the hospital with his girlfriend Tahnee by his side.

The actor put on a very brave face, smiled and gave thumbs up while sitting in a chair.

“Back in my favorite chair,” he wrote sarcastically alongside the hashtags #ihatethischair and #f**kcancer.

Sad: Former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo continues his battle with terminal brain cancer. He began another round of chemotherapy before the new year and posted a photo of himself in hospital on Wednesday

TV star: The actor is best known for his role of Chris Harrington in the Seven Soap from 2013 to 2016 (pictured)

Tough time: Johnny’s longtime girlfriend Tahnee also shared a photo of Johnny reclining in the hospital chair

Johnny’s longtime friend Tahnee also shared a photo of Johnny reclining in the hospital chair.

In December, the actor and singer marked another year of undergoing chemotherapy and revealed he was looking forward to taking a break and spending time with family over Christmas.

‘Another year of chemotherapy behind us. It wasn’t easy, but I made it,” he wrote at the time.

‘I can’t wait to take a few weeks off over Christmas and spend some well deserved time with my family. #f**kcancer.’

In August 2022, Johnny confirmed his brain cancer diagnosis was terminal and said he fears how his girlfriend Tahnee would cope once he is gone.

Concerns: In August 2022, Johnny confirmed his brain cancer diagnosis was terminal and said he feared how his girlfriend Tahnee would cope once he is gone

Johnny was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 after going to the hospital with painful migraines

Scary: In August of that year, he had emergency surgery and a 7 cm brain tumor was surgically removed from his frontal lobe, before undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Progression: Johnny went into remission months after his initial diagnosis in 2017, but revealed in November 2021 that the disease had returned

“You can only imagine how hard it’s been for her,” he said on The Project.

“What’s on my mind a lot is, I hate saying this, no matter how hard it can be for her if something happens to me.

“So it’s something I don’t want to think about. It just makes me a little emotional because I know something will happen at some point, whether it’s, you know, in a month or 10 years or 20 years from now.”

Johnny told then-host Carrie Bickmore that he had already outlived his life expectancy.

“At some point it will get to me, but I’m still fighting. Still kicking. When I look up my diagnosis and my tumor, the average life expectancy was three years,” he said.

Johnny was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 after going to the hospital with painful migraines.

Tragedy: The former Dancing with the Stars contestant revealed in August that his prognosis was terminal

In August of that year, he had emergency surgery and a 7cm brain tumor was surgically removed from his frontal lobe before undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

The former X Factor star went on to praise his partner Tahnee, calling her his ‘guardian angel’.

“She’s here with every step I take,” he said. “I’m so incredibly grateful to have her by my side, I don’t know what I would do without her.”

Johnny went into remission months after his initial diagnosis in 2017, but revealed in November 2021 that the disease had returned.