In January, Alaskan Bush People star Ami Brown revealed the news about her cancer: it’s in remission! Though the Brown family matriarch will need to stay on her guard, right now she’s focused on recovery.
But not all news in the Brown family is good news. Just recently, Ami’s young daughter posted about feeling “broken.”
Now, Rain is posting about one particular “hard day.” Is everything okay?
Though this tough mother is now cancer-free, Ami Brown’s lung cancer diagnosis was dire.
Initially, she was given only a slim chance to live. The cancer was not caught early, and had metastasized to both lungs as well as to her spine.
The fact that Ami has beaten the odds and recovered is defined by some as a Christmas miracle.
We should note that the good news came before Thanksgiving, however, and that Ami also suffered a number of health setbacks along the way, in part due to the intensity of her radiation and chemo treatments.
Ami Brown is a tough woman, though, and she pulled through.
It’s safe to say that the Brown family has a lot to celebrate. The family’s youngest, 15-year-old Rain Brown, posted this:
“A tiny rainbow appeared on my roof today. And disappeared as quickly as it came.”
She shared a photo of the rainbow — it’s on her ceiling, not her roof, just so that we’re clear. That photo is below.
“I just wanted to share this cute little thing that happened to me on a hard day.”
What, fans and followers cannot help but wonder, has made her day so terribly hard?
She then shares some words of wisdom.
“‘Every day might not be good, but there is something good in everyday."”
Remember, however, that Rain Brown suffers from depression.
She’s opened up about it in the past, and this “rainbow” post isn’t the first time that she’s offered hope to people who share her struggle. Recently, Rain wrote:
“To everyone out there who feels broken … someday you will be immensely happy eating ice cream on the floor alone at six in the morning.”
That example was so specific that it was … definitely what she was doing at the time.
“Yes it can happen to you too.”
A lot of people say it can happen to you ominously, but she means it in a hopeful sense. Depression can make happiness seem impossible, but it isn’t.
“Someday you’re gonna go through something only to realize it doesn’t hurt anymore, not in a numb kind of way, but in a happy strong kind of way.”
She offers advice.
“Stay true to yourself and to God and that’s all you’ll ever need.”
That might be a little specific, religion-wise, but everybody gets the idea.
“It may not seem like it now, but eventually you will be exactly where I am.”
By which she means feeling happiness again despite depression’s attempts to rob her of all joy.
“This is just a reminder that happiness is real, it’s a beacon of hope and a glimpse of the light that will soon be in your life.”
She signs off, writing:
“#staystrong my Rainbrows and remember this unicorn loves you!”
Referring to herself as a unicorn is apt, since she’s fond of wearing a a unicorn onesie.
And it’s good to remember that she refers to her fans and followers as rainbows — because, you see, her name is Rain.
It sounds like, though some of Rain’s depression may be chemical in nature, Ami Brown’s recovery may have given her a much-needed infusion of hope.
