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The Office's Lucy Davis 'overwhelmed' by kindness after cancer diagnosis
The Office actress Lucy Davis has thanked fans for their "kindness and support" after revealing she has incurable breast cancer.
The 53-year-old, who played receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the BBC sitcom, announced on Tuesday she is "trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can".
A flood of friends, family and followers - including her comedian father Jasper Carrott, former co-star Ricky Gervais and her Office US counterpart Jenna Fischer - left public messages of support.
"Ok, so the last two days have been utterly overwhelming, in that I had zero idea my cancer post would have the attention it did," Davis wrote on Instagram on Thursday, external.
"Truly, I am in shock. That said, thank you to everyone for the tremendous amount of kindness and support you have sent me. Good grief it was emotional."
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She added: "I am trying to go through all the comments on my post – and I'll get there, just give me a bit of time.
"Also, to the couple of people who slightly misread the news and commented RIP, you'll be delighted to know I am still alive – hurrah."