Sheryl Crow has opened up about her split from former fiancé Lance Armstrong, while also undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
Crow circulated the details The Bobby Castin which she said the relationship ended around the same time she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“I was engaged, I had three beautiful stepchildren, I wanted to have children with this person. We broke up the same week… I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Crow, 64, recalled on Tuesday’s episode of Bobby Bones’ The Bobby Cast podcast on Netflix. “[Then] I found out he had a very famous actress.
She said she was engaged and was planning a future with Armstrong, including having children. Shortly after their divorce, she learned he was dating a “really famous actress.”
Crow said the period was emotionally difficult. She described undergoing treatment while also dealing with grief and anger over the breakup. “I really felt like I had endured about nine months of radiation, grief and anger,” she added.
Crow and Armstrong were together from 2003 to 2006 and were briefly engaged before splitting. Armstrong later had children with his ex-wife Kristin Richard and later with his current wife, Anna Hansen.
Crow said the experience forced her to reflect on her life and priorities. “After going through all this, I realized that I am a caregiver. I am the last person I take care of. I take care of everyone’s emotions [and] I make sure that everyone treats me well.”
She added that her doctor helped her reframe the experience and focus on what she needed to learn from it.
After her recovery, Crow later adopted two sons, Wyatt and Levi. She said becoming a mother came at the right time in her life and that she believes her children “chose her.”
