{"id":249945,"date":"2026-07-03T18:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/nara-smith-admits-it-wasnt-easy-decision-to-go-public-with-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:06:43","slug":"nara-smith-admits-it-wasnt-easy-decision-to-go-public-with-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/nara-smith-admits-it-wasnt-easy-decision-to-go-public-with-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nara Smith Admits It Wasn&#8217;t &#8216;Easy Decision&#8217; to Go Public with 2-Year-Old Daughter Whimsy&#8217;s Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2240218\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty, Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nara-smith\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Nara Smith<\/strong><\/a> is sharing a glimpse inside her 2-year-old daughter <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>\u2018s cancer battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the 24-year-old content creator revealed that her daughter, whom she shares with husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lucky-blue-smith\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Lucky Blue Smith<\/strong><\/a>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/01\/nara-smith-lucky-blue-smiths-daughter-whimsy-2-diagnosed-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diagnosed with cancer late last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naraaziza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post shared on Friday (July 3), <strong>Nara<\/strong> shared photos from <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>\u2018s cancer journey and shared why she decided to publicly share her diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLittle warrior girl,\u201d <strong>Nara<\/strong> began the post, which included a photo of <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>\u2018s bald head covered with rhinestones after having her hair shaved off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaVkIacke1T\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cSharing something this vulnerable wasn\u2019t an easy decision but seeing every message, prayer, story of a similar experience and kindness has made it a little easier,\u201d the TIkToker continued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo every family or parent walking through something heavy right now, we\u2019re thinking of you too,\u201d <strong>Nara<\/strong> concluded. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post also included photos of a \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d banner hung up in a hospital room, a children\u2019s cook titled \u201cPrincess Lily and the Hair Fairy,\u201d <strong>Lucky<\/strong> and a doctor talking next to an MRI machine, and selfie of <strong>Nara<\/strong> in bed with <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nara-lucky.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nara-lucky-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Nara Smith on daughter's cancer journey\" class=\"wp-image-2240221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nara-lucky-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nara-lucky-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-nara-smith-explained-how-whimsy-got-diagnosed\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nara Smith explained how Whimsy got diagnosed<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her original post from earlier this week, <strong>Nara<\/strong> shared how they learned of <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>\u2018s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we saw something suspicious on her, we took her to the ER and they didn\u2019t quite know what to make of it,\u201d she recalled. \u201cWhen we took her into our pediatrician, I just remember him going really quiet and calm \u2026 My heart dropped in that moment. I don\u2019t know whether it was my gut telling me something or just a mom\u2019s intuition, but the first thing that I felt was she has cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added, \u201cAfter a lot of X-rays, ultrasounds and finally a biopsy, they immediately called us and said that she had cancer, told us it had spread and that she needs to come and start chemo treatments immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith have three other children<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with <strong>Whimsy<\/strong>, <strong>Lucky <\/strong>and <strong>Nara<\/strong> are also parents to daughter <strong>Rumble Honey<\/strong>, 5, son <strong>Slim Easy<\/strong>, 4, and daughter <strong>Fawnie Golden,<\/strong> who was born in September. <strong>Lucky <\/strong>also has a child named <strong>Gravity <\/strong>with his ex <strong>Stormi Bree<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our continued thoughts are with <strong>Whimsy<\/strong> and her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lucky-blue-smith\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucky Blue Smith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nara-smith\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nara Smith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/whimsy-lou-smith\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whimsy Lou Smith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/whimsy-smith\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whimsy Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/03\/nara-smith-admits-it-wasnt-easy-decision-to-go-public-with-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty, Instagram Nara Smith is sharing a glimpse inside her 2-year-old daughter Whimsy\u2018s cancer battle. Earlier this week, the 24-year-old content creator revealed that her daughter, whom she shares with husband Lucky Blue Smith, was diagnosed with cancer late last year. 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