Hallmark star Brennan Elliott, 49, confirmed the tragic news of his wife’s passing in an Instagram post, honoring her memory.
Camilla Row, Elliott’s wife and a renowned clinical psychologist, passed away at age 45 after a lengthy back-and-forth with gastric cancer. The Strong Medicine star confirmed that she passed away on March 22 at 5:30 am after a marriage that lasted for almost 14 years.
He did it for Row
He commenced his tribute on Instagram by saying: “There is no easy way to say this but I know my wife @camilla_row would have wanted me to thank every person from all over the world who prayed for her.”
“over the last 8 years she suffered immeasurably trying to survive and live with #stage4gastriccancer,” he continued.
He expressed his devastation
“It is with a soul crushing devastated heart that my beloved wife #cami passed away at 5:28 this morning,” Elliott confirmed the tragic news.
“Our babies and I lost our rock, a person who not only was the love of my life, my soulmate, my best friend and lover but the toughest strongest fearless person I have ever met in my life and the greatest mother to her babies,” his lengthy tribute continued.
She is in a better place now
“The pain she endured only I might know but assure all who loved her she is in peace with no more pain. You are with the lord now my queen! You are free! Heaven is a far better place with you in it my love,” Elliott added.
She was a force of nature
“THANKYOU for being the best wife, mother and friend I’ve ever known. What you did for the #gastriccancer community was immeasurable, but what you did for me as a man will last forever,” Elliott said, expressing his gratitude for his late wife.
“For any of you who met or knew her your life was blessed because of her presence,” Elliott wrote in his tribute.
His love for her is undying
“I love and am in love and will always be in love with you my baby! I know u r dancing and are on vacation in heaven and free from the grips of cancer. When the lord calls me and it’s my time I will c u in heaven and we will start dancing again!!” Elliott said, expressing his unconditional love for her.
He will always be her “hot mess”
“I will always be your hot mess! Missing you on this plane forever but will c u soon! THANKYOU Cami for being YOU!” his statement concluded.
Elliott has always been in awe of the support that people gave him and his late wife, telling People: “We had like over a million people praying for her in like two days. It was just bananas. It’s a testament to the fans, the people that watch this channel and the people that are in the cancer community.”
More about Row
Row was raised in Orange County, California, and worked as a clinical psychologist. She first met Elliott in a gym and they eventually got married in September 2011, having given birth to two children, Luna and Liam.
Elliott revealed her diagnosis in 2022
Row got her initial diagnosis in 2018 but it wasn’t until 2022 that Elliott revealed the tragic news that his wife had been diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer.
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“I got my initial diagnosis in 2018, after two years of having reflux pain that wouldn’t go away,” Row told Orange Coast Magazine in 2024.
Her cancer was private at first
Row kept her diagnosis private at first because she didn’t want it to negatively impact her husband’s career.
However, when her cancer reached stage 4, she felt that it was her duty to advocate for stomach cancer patients, hence, her opening up about her journey.
“She’s a warrior”
Elliott told People in October: “She’s a warrior, and I’m not saying that just because I’m married to her. I’m saying that because it’s amazing to watch a woman fight. She fights for her kids. She fights for her family.”
Row is survived by her husband and children.
