Fox News viewers are mourning the tragic death of Dr. Kelly Powers, who served as the network’s medical expert.
The 45-year-old surgeon died from an aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma.
The cancer went into remission only to return this year.
The doctor shared her medical expertise with viewers on various shows and became a prominent fixture during the Covid pandemic.
Powers famously left Fox viewers stunned when she collapsed live on air and started having seizures caused by a heart attack.
“It’s crazy – I went into heart failure while doing a report on Fox Business – live – on heart health and talking about the subtle signs that women often miss,” she later said of the incident.
“You can’t make this up!”
Powers studied medicine at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed her residency at Georgetown and Boston University.
A regular on “Red Eye,” “Fox & Friends,” and “The Willis Report,” Powers was open about her health struggle.
She called herself the “luckiest unlucky girl” after the cancer initially went into remission.
Powers was also blessed with a baby boy, Bennett.
She would joke that her treatment made her bald like her infant son, who is now 3.
Powers described her cancer diagnosis as one of two brushes with death after she was hospitalized with heart failure.
Her family created a GoFundMe page to raise money for an experimental treatment after her cancer returned this year.
The aggressive cancer left doctors stunned when it returned after three surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment.
Meghan McCain, whose father John McCain died from the same form of cancer, said she is sending prayers to Powers’ loved ones.
In a post on X, McCain wrote:
“Sending so much love, light, and prayers to Dr. Powers’ family and loved ones.
“Glioblastoma is pure, unadulterated evil that no person or family should go through.
“My family is here if you need anything.”
Powers’ obituary called her a “brave and beautiful soul.”
It revealed that she enjoyed gardening, surfing, and ballet and was very dedicated to her family.
The obituary said:
“She was a brave and beautiful soul who could make friends anywhere she went.
“Kelly had a love for people and she was dedicated to helping others.
“She held many hobbies including gardening, surfing, ballet, biking, running, horseback riding, travel, and several more activities.”
She is survived by her husband, Steven Doll, her son Bennett, her parents, and her mother and father-in-law Daniel and Laraine Doll.
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