Shannen Doherty reveals she is ‘letting go’ of her possessions

Shannen Doherty, of Beverly Hills 90210 fame, has revealed the reason she feels torn as she battles stage 4 breast cancer.

Shannen Doherty has shared she is struggling to let go of her possessions.

The Beverly Hills 90210 star has stage 4 breast cancer and recently revealed she is cleaning out her storage units and homes to make for an “easier transition” for her mum, Rosa, when she dies.

“My priority at the moment is my mum,” the actress said during an episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast.

“I know it’s going to be hard on her if I pass away before her.”

“Because it’s going to be so hard on her, I want other things to be a lot easier. I don’t want her to have a bunch of stuff to deal with. I don’t want her to have four storage units filled with furniture.”

Doherty, 52, explained that she started going through her belongings to donate or sell antiques and other items she’s collected over the years “just in case” anything happened to her.

Shannen Doherty with her mum. The actor revealed she has let go of her rural dream as she battles stage 4 breast cancer. Picture: Instagram/@theshando

The actress most recently made a trip to her Tennessee home to pack up her belongings after she decided to let go of her dream of living on the property and taking care of horses.

“So we were in Tennessee and I was packing up one of the places there,” she continued.

“It was really hard and really emotional because to a certain extent — I felt like I was giving up on this dream of building this property out, and putting a house for me and a house for my mum and then extending the barn.”

Doherty added that she planned to build a sanctuary for horses who were “abandoned by their owners because they are too old” or “broken down.”

“That was one of my dreams,” she said on the verge of tears.

“I was packing up and I started crying … I felt like I was giving up on a dream and what did that mean for me? Did it mean that I was giving up on life? Did it mean that I was throwing in the towel?

“And my mum was there and she was like, ‘Don’t get rid of this place, it’s fine. You don’t have to and you can keep going.’ I said, ‘Yeah, absolutely I can.’”

But a week later, Doherty returned to the home to pack all of her stuff in a U-haul to bring back to her main home in California.

The Charmed star explained she realised her horse farm dream was a “stupid idea” because of how much it would cost.

She said letting go was “the right thing to do.”

“I can still live my dream of helping horses. I can still live that dream by really participating in rescues that are far more capable of me doing it.”

Shannen Doherty has shared her cancer story and revealed she is letting go of possessions, property and dreams. Picture: Supplied

The actress explained that letting go of the property and other possessions helps “leave behind a cleaner, easier transition” for her family.

She said she can now focus on making memories with her mum and loved ones.

“I get to take my mum on vacations because I have all this extra play money lying around and I’m not digging into the money that’s in my estate that’s going to make sure that everybody in my life is taken care of once I’m dead.”

Doherty has been open with her fans about her cancer journey since she was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.

Though she went into remission in 2017, the cancer returned two years later as stage 4.

Last year, the Heathers star revealed her cancer spread to her brain and later her bones.

Doherty has been open about her preparations for death, even admitting there are “a lot of people” she doesn’t want at her funeral.

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