‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella has brain cancer [Video]

April 18 (UPI) — Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella is going public with her brain cancer diagnosis.

The British writer, known for her Shopaholic book series, said in a post Wednesday that she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of aggressive brain cancer, at the end of 2022.

“I’ve wanted for a long time to share with you a health update and I’ve been waiting for the strength to do so,” Kinsella said.

“I did not share this before because I wanted to make sure that my children were able to hear and process the news in privacy and adapt to our ‘new normal,'” she explained.

Kinsella is being treated at University College Hospital in London and has undergone “successful surgery and subsequent radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which is still ongoing.”

“At the moment all is stable and I am feeling generally very well, though I get very tired and my memory is even worse than it was before!” the author said.

“I …