{"id":8705,"date":"2026-07-14T00:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bachelorette-alum-reveals-doctors-found-blueberry-size-lesion-in-his-brain\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:52:39","slug":"bachelorette-alum-reveals-doctors-found-blueberry-size-lesion-in-his-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bachelorette-alum-reveals-doctors-found-blueberry-size-lesion-in-his-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bachelorette&#8217; alum reveals doctors found &#8216;blueberry-size lesion&#8217; in his brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134296330.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cBachelorette\u201d alum Joe Amabile\u00a0revealed that doctors found what appears to be \u201can early-stage brain tumor\u201d after he underwent an MRI scan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a blueberry-size lesion in my brain that looks to be a glioma, which is a tumor,\u201d the TV personality<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dav1dCGBUF-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> shared via Instagram<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Looking downcast, Amabile revealed the next step is brain surgery \u2014 specifically a craniotomy \u2014 in two weeks to \u201cget it removed and get it tested, and then we\u2019re gonna go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cBachelorette\u201d alum Joe Amabile revealed via Instagram Monday that doctors recently found a \u201cblueberry-size lesion\u201d in his brain. (A screengrab of the video is seen above.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Joe Amabile<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Amabile (seen here in another screengrab) said it appears to be \u201can early-stage brain tumor.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Joe Amabile<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amabile, 40, described the past couple of weeks as \u201cwild,\u201d admitting he \u201cdefinitely wasn\u2019t expecting this\u201d and \u201cnever\u201d thought he\u2019d be dealing with a cancer scare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say it\u2019s really early stages,\u201d he added. \u201cI hope they are able to get it all and I\u2019m fine, but I will keep you updated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the caption, the Bachelor Nation alum told fans he\u2019s \u201cdoing [his] best to stay positive during this time and [is] lucky to have a lot of support from family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gone back and forth about what I wanted to share on social media but ultimately this is now part of my life now, so might as well. Onto a new journey,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The reality star (seen here in an Instagram upload from 2025) said he will undergo brain surgery in two weeks to remove the tumor and test it. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Joe Amabile<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Amabile (seen here at the New York premiere of \u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning Part One\u201d in July 2023) said he\u2019s doing his best to \u201cstay positive during this time.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amabile received a ton of support in the comment section from Bachelor Nation, including from his wife, Serena Pitt, who wrote, \u201cYou\u2019re so strong and we\u2019re going to get through this together \u2764\ufe0f I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove you bro,\u201d Zac Clark chimed in. \u201cYou are a great friend to me and many others. You are going to get through this and then help a lot of people. Keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSending all the love and support brother \u2764\ufe0f can\u2019t wait to play a round of golf when you\u2019re all better,\u201d Joey Graziadei commented, while Wells Adams wrote, \u201cLove you brother. You got this and we\u2019ve got you! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He received support from Bachelor Nation \u2014 including his wife, Serena Pitt, who wrote, \u201cYou\u2019re so strong and we\u2019re going to get through this together \u2764\ufe0f I love you.\u201d (They\u2019re picturd here in October 2024.) <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Amabile and Pitt (seen here in March 2025) met on \u201cBachelor in Paradise\u201d Season 7 in 2021 and married the following year. <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amabile rose to fame on \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d Season 14 in 2018, where he vied for the affection of Becca Kufrin, that season\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being eliminated during the first night, he earned the nickname \u201cGrocery Store Joe\u201d and became a fan-favorite contestant. That popularity led to him competing on \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d Season 27 later that year alongside Jenna Johnson, ultimately coming in fifth place.<\/p>\n<p>Amabile also appeared on \u201cBachelor in Paradise\u201d Season 5 in 2018 and Season 7 in 2021 \u2014 the latter of which being where he met Pett.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, who began 2026 by announcing they were stepping down as the co-hosts of the \u201cBachelor Happy Hour\u201d podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/27\/bachelor-in-paradise-alums-joe-amabile-serena-pitt-get-married\/\">married<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/celebrity-news\/bachelorette-alum-reveals-doctors-found-blueberry-size-lesion-in-his-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBachelorette\u201d alum Joe Amabile\u00a0revealed that doctors found what appears to be \u201can early-stage brain tumor\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/134296330.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}