Big Sad😭News !! ‘General Hospital’ Star James Patrick Stuart Drops Heartbreaking😭News !!

Sad news in the world of “General Hospital.”

Actor James Patrick Stuart, who portrays Valentin Cassadine on the ABC Daytime soap opera, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to let his fans know that there’s been a death in his family.

“My mother-in-law, Barbara, has passed away after a painful fight with pancreatic cancer,” he wrote.

Fans made a beeline to the comments to share their condolences and some even shared their heartbreaking losses from the disease.

Even though there’s a great deal of hurt in painful losses such as this, Stuart said his mother-in-law wanted something positive to come out of her passing.

So, rather than holding a service for her, Stuart shared that she “instead wanted us to give the Arroyo Grande Hospital Foundation for further care of others. If you are so inclined.”

The fundraiser, which has been created in Barbara Stilwell’s honor, has raised $2,325 of its $5,000 goal at the time of this post.

“Every dollar raised stays in our community, benefiting cancer programs and supporting services for patients and families!” the Arroyo Grande Hospital page reads.

The foundation benefits the Mission Hope Cancer Center, which is dedicated to providing compassionate care for the community.

So while Stuart and his family have to say goodbye, perhaps the donations made in Stillwell’s name will help prevent other families from going through the same loss.

We can think of no better way to honor her memory than that. Our thoughts are with Stuart and his family during this painful time of saying goodbye.