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Diane Pathieu, a Chicago-based traffic anchor, is back on the job more than two months after her husband died from a brain tumor
Nicholas “Nick” Adamski was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2020, and died nearly five years later at the age of 42
Pathieu thanked everyone for their support and said life without her husband has been “weird”
A Chicago news anchor is back on the job more than two months after her husband died from a brain tumor.
Diane Pathieu, a traffic anchor for ABC affiliate WLS-TV, previously announced that her husband, Nicholas “Nick” Adamski, died in hospice on May 27, according to the station.
Pathieu said Adamski was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2020, nearly five years before he died at the age of 42.
On Monday, Aug. 4, Pathieu returned to the desk at WLS-TV following what one of her fellow anchors described as “an extended absence.”
Pathieu then thanked everyone who showed their support, as seen in a clip of the conversation shared by the station on TikTok. Pathieu said life without her husband has been “weird” and became emotional while seeing images of him appear on screen.
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Diane Pathieu and her husband Nicholas Adamski
“Look, it’s a process. You guys have all said that to me. Thank you all, each and every one of you,” Pathieu said to her co-workers. “When I tell you, you know who your friends are when they wrap themselves around you at your darkest time. I’m sitting next to the people who did that.”
She continued, “So thank you all, not just the people I’m sitting next to, the people behind the scenes, Hope, the people upstairs in the newsroom, in the control room, every single one of you made a difference in my life, a positive difference in my life at my darkest time, at my lowest time. I will never forget that. So thank you.”
Pathieu then thanked the viewers who showed their support. “Almost every single one of them … shared a story of similarity,” she explained, “and it’s amazing to me how many of us are going through something and how so many of us forget that about one another. Right? Like I just wish we would remember that everybody is going through something.”
Adamski was a beloved member of the Milwaukee Fire Department and was awarded the Medal of Valor for saving an infant from a fire, according to WLS-TV.
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Upon learning he had a brain tumor, Adamski was given slightly over a year to live. During his cancer journey, he became an advocate for hope with his signature message of “PMA: Positive Mental Attitude.”
The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) paid tribute to Adamksi in a post on their Facebook page following his death, applauding his “extraordinary courage, grace, and his signature PMA—Positive Mental Attitude.”
“Through every challenge, Nick never stopped smiling. He served others, inspired hope, and uplifted everyone around him,” the ABTA said. “His legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew him — and in the countless lives he touched.”
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