Marnie Schulenburg has sadly lost her battle with stage four metastatic breast cancer. The soap opera actress -- known for her roles as Jo Sullivan in the 'One Life to Live' reboot and Alison Stewart in 'As the World Turns' -- died at 37.
"It's not my ideal to be a 38 year old Mom who needs an oxygen tank to survive right now," wrote Schulenburg, who would have turned 38 on May 21."I want to be strong and beautiful for her. I want to show her how to move throughout this world with compassion, strength, vivacity, humor and joy like my Mother showed me."
She explained that while she was in the middle of a two-year battle with cancer, she was realized the"best thing you can do for you child is make them feel loved, safe and supported like my mother did for me.""I know that me being here for her is the best gift I can give her but right now it feels like settling since she's getting a half-life version of myself," Marnie continued.
Before her tragic death, the former gymnast also held roles on"Elementary,""Tainted Dreams,""City on a Hill,""Royal Pains" and"Blue Bloods." In addition to an actor and mother, she described herself as the"partner to best the man ever" and the"owner of evil cat."