Jeanine Pirro and Son Alexander Face Heartbreaking Health Battle: “Mom’s Cancer Is Back – We’re Fighting Together”

In a tearful family statement that has left fans and admirers reeling, former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, 74, and her son Alexander Pirro, 38, revealed the devastating recurrence of Jeanine’s breast cancer, a fight that has returned with a vengeance after she triumphed over it in 2012—and Alexander’s raw, emotional plea for support has turned the Pirro family’s private pain into a public call for hope.

The announcement came in a joint video posted to Jeanine’s Instagram on November 28, 2025, from their Westchester home, where Jeanine sat beside Alexander, her hand clasped in his, voice steady but eyes brimming with the weight of a second round.
“I’m grateful for every day I get to fight this with my son by my side,” Jeanine began, the prosecutor steel still there but softened by vulnerability. “The cancer is back—stage three this time. I beat it before, and by God, I’ll beat it again. But Alex… he’s my why now.” Alexander, a lawyer like his mother, nodded, tears spilling as he squeezed her hand tighter.

Jeanine’s first battle with breast cancer in 2012 was a private war she waged while hosting Justice with Judge Jeanine, undergoing chemotherapy without missing a show.
She kept it secret for months, powering through with wigs and willpower, until revealing it on air as a badge of survival. “I didn’t talk about it, you didn’t know about it,” she said then, turning pain into purpose. But this recurrence, discovered during a routine checkup in October 2025, has spread to her lymph nodes, demanding aggressive treatment that includes surgery and radiation.

Alexander’s response wasn’t scripted heroism; it was a son’s soul laid bare.
Wiping tears with the back of his hand, he looked straight into the camera and said, “Mom’s my hero—always has been. She taught me to fight for justice, to stand tall no matter what. But watching her go through this again… it’s tearing me apart. Dad’s gone, my sister’s far away—we’re all we’ve got. Please pray for us. We need every bit of strength.”

The Pirro family, long in the public eye through Jeanine’s legal career and TV stardom, has always been a fortress of resilience.
Jeanine, divorced from Albert Pirro since 2013, raised Alexander and daughter Christi alone after Al’s tax-fraud scandal. Alexander, a Yale Law grad now practicing in New York, has been his mother’s fiercest defender, often joining her on Fox panels. Their bond, forged in courtroom battles and media storms, now faces its toughest trial.

Fans who have cheered Jeanine’s unfiltered commentary for decades didn’t just send thoughts; they sent love.
Within hours, #PrayForJeanine trended #1 in the U.S., surpassing 6.7 million posts. GoFundMe campaigns for treatment costs hit $1.2 million by evening, seeded by anonymous $100k from “a friend in D.C.” Megyn Kelly posted a video: “Jeanine, you’re the toughest woman I know. Alex, hold her hand—we’re all holding the other.” Rudy Giuliani wrote, “Fighter, friend, family—beat this beast.”

Jeanine’s only words since were a simple Instagram story: a photo of her and Alexander hugging, captioned “My anchor. My everything. Faith over fear.”
Alexander echoed it with a single post: “Mom taught me justice starts at home. Time to fight for hers.”

Jeanine Pirro isn’t just battling cancer.
She’s battling it with the same fire that made her a courtroom legend—
and a son who won’t let her face the storm alone.

From Westchester courtrooms to hospital rooms,
one mother’s fight just became a family’s roar.

Prayers up, Jeanine.
The jury’s with you.