DOG’S AGONY
Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals he considered suicide after wife Beth Chapman lost her cancer battle
DOG the Bounty Hunter has told how he contemplated taking his own life following the death of his beloved wife Beth.
The heartbreaking revelation came in the season finale of his hit WGN show 'Dog’s Most Wanted' which was screened in the US last night.
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"I don’t realise yet psychologically that she’s gone and I’ll never, ever see her. I don’t realise that,” he said,
“I just hope that I don’t live very much longer without her, because now she made the first step, she’s through the gate.
“She paved a way for me. I want to take a god damn pain pill so bad."
He then chillingly added: "I feel like if I did something to myself right now and passed away suicidal and I got to heaven and was like, ‘Hi honey,’ and would she go, ‘You d*** a***, why would you do that?’
"Or would she go, ‘Wow, you’re here.’ I’ll be like ‘Of course I’m here. You left me. I’m here.’ So, am I obligated to do that?”
Previously we told how Dog - real name Duane Chapman - spent his late wife's birthday looking at old photos and talking about old times with family on the phone.
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was told that a teary Dog sat alone reflecting on their life together in his home town of Denver, sharing video clips of Beth from their recent TV show with fans.
On Instagram he wrote: "There will never be another like you. Happy birthday Beth! We love you!"
The source said he called his children and they talked about Beth and how much they love and miss her.
Beth's death from cancer was confirmed by her husband Duane who announced her passing on Twitter.
He wrote on June 26, 2019: "It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain.
"Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side."
CANCER BATTLE
Beth was diagnosed with stage two throat cancer in early 2017 and a special programme was made for A&E Network.
It focused around her battle called Dog and Beth: Fight of Their Lives which aired on November 27 in 2017.
It included the 13-hour surgery Beth underwent to remove a stage two tumour and the aftermath.
Beth was rushed to hospital on November 27, 2018, to remove a life-threatening blockage in her throat.
The couple returned home to Colorado for Beth's recovery.
In mid December, 2018, the reality TV star asked fans to “pray” for his wife after revealing her "incurable" throat cancer had spread to her lungs.
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Chapman says wife Beth is "not doing good" but he’s determined to “keep everything positive”.
In an interview with InTouch Weekly at the time, Duane said: "I have to keep faith, I am the leader of the family."
Then on June 23, Dog took to Twitter and asked his fans: ";Please say your prayers for Beth right now thank you love you".
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