Shannen Dohertyrevealed Tuesday morning that she is fighting stage 4 cancer.

I dont think that Ive processed it, Doherty told Amy Robach during theGMAsit-down.

Its a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways.

Shannen Doherty

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I definitely have days where I say, Why me?

And then I go, Well, why not me?

Who else besides me deserves this?

None of us do.

Id rather people hear it from me, she said.

I dont want it to be twisted; I dont want it to be a court document.

I want it to be real and authentic and I want to control the narrative.

I want people to know from me.

I thought… people can look at that and say, Oh my God, yeah.

She can work and other people with stage 4 can work, too.,' she said.

Our life doesnt end the minute we get that diagnosis.