Rob Lowe has us reaching for the tissues today. The 53-year-old actor learned that one of his lifelong fans, Alex Charpentier, 48, is currently in a hospice as she continues battling stage four lung cancer, which she was diagnosed with over a year ago. She's a single mother with two children who ran marathons and has never been afraid to admit she's one of Lowe's biggest fans. In fact, one of her "bucket list" goals was to meet the actor in order to express her support for him and all he stands for. Well, that dream came true thanks to one of her best friends, Chris Carter, who helped set the whole thing up, according to People. In a video message for Charpentier, Rob...
- 7/27/2017
- E! Online
Rob Lowe has made a dream come true for one of his biggest fans. Lowe sent a video to Alex Charpentier sending her some positive love as she is currently undergoing the battle of her life. Charpentier is fighting cancer from a hospice bed in Austin, Texas after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer […]...
- 7/27/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
A huge Rob Lowe fan got the surprise of a lifetime when the actor sent her a video message as she battles cancer from her hospice bed in Austin, Texas.
Alex Charpentier, 48, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer 13 months ago, her best friend Chris Carter tells People.
A single mother, nonsmoker and marathon runner, Charpentier’s “bucket list” was to meet Lowe and have him know she was his biggest supporter.
“When I met her, she had this whole thing for Rob Lowe,” Carter says. “At that point, it kind of made sense, it was a leftover teenage thing.
Alex Charpentier, 48, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer 13 months ago, her best friend Chris Carter tells People.
A single mother, nonsmoker and marathon runner, Charpentier’s “bucket list” was to meet Lowe and have him know she was his biggest supporter.
“When I met her, she had this whole thing for Rob Lowe,” Carter says. “At that point, it kind of made sense, it was a leftover teenage thing.
- 7/27/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
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