It’s been a tough few days for Bonnie Chapman.
In addition to losing her mother, Beth Chapman (of Dog The Bounty Hunter fame), she’s also had to deal with haters degrading her mother after her death.
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Instead of standing for it, Bonnie’s firing back.
This past Wednesday, Beth Chapman, star of “Dog the Bounty Hunter”, passed away.
She passed while in Hawaii , after battling stage II throat cancer.
A source told CNN that she was surrounded by family while it happened.
She was 51.
Days earlier before her passing, she had been put into a medically induced coma.
The star had been battling cancer for years.
First, it was Stage Two throat cancer she was diagnosed with in 2017.
After a successful surgery, she was considered cancer-free, but it sadly didn’t last long.
In 2018, she was rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery.
It was to clear a blockage that was preventing her from breathing.
Later, it was revealed that the cancer had come back. This time as Stage 4 lung cancer.
In January of this year, she began chemotherapy treatments.
She stopped treatments shortly after.
She later revealed that she was choosing faith over chemotherapy.
Her husband, Duane “Dog” Chapman was the one to break the news of her passing.
So much love and prayers instantly came pouring came in for the family during this difficult time.
Her death has hit really hard for her daughter, Bonnie.
After Dog announced the news of Beth’s passing, Bonnie took to Twitter.
“I’ll never forget you, mama,” she also tweeted.
“You were such a strong woman, and you taught me to always be strong. You were strong for everyone, and you taught me it’s okay to let go.”
Our heart seriously goes out to her.
She’s been posting several heartfelt tributes to her mother.
She’s also been retweeting a lot of the love and support from fans.
There was this shrine that the family created on Beth’s car.
There are also flower petals on the driveway and bouquets from well-wishers.
Days earlier, Bonnie had also posted this heartbreaking image of her holding her mother’s hand.
Bonnie is the youngest daughter to Beth and Dog.
There’s an even sadder update to this whole ordeal.
While Bonnie has been grieving her mother’s death, she’s also had to deal with trolls.
Because of it, she later tweeted this:
Which is extremely disappointing.
And this.
Shame on those trolls.
The family has been in the middle of filming their new show ‘Dog’s Most Wanted.’
We’ll have to wait and see how they handle Beth’s passing.
In the teaser trailer, they did show some of Beth’s battle with cancer.
Despite the backlash of filming while Beth was sick, Dog said he was doing it for her.
In addition to Bonnie, Beth is also survived by her other children.
Cecily and Garry Chapman and Dominic Davis.
Her children have been sharing tributes on their social media as well.
Cecily shared this picture of her mother in a leather jacket with no caption on her Instagram page when the news broke, allowing the picture to speak for itself.
Cecily also shared this image of herself at her mother’s memorial.
The photo shows her arm, wearing what appears to be her mother’s hospital bracelet, next to a small bouquet of flowers. Cecily captioned this image, “I’m gonna keep her bunny key forever!”
Beth’s step-son Leland shared a series of images of his step-mom with himself and his family.
While he didn’t caption the photos, thousands of friends and family used the comments sections of the posts to pass on their own messages of love and support.
The fan comments continue to pour in.
Fans left messages to the entire Chapman family detailing what an inspiration Beth had been to them. Many told the family they were in their thoughts and their prayers.
Bonnie has created a post on Twitter for those who wish to pay their respects to her late mother.
RIP.
