‘Alaskan Bush People’ Fans Send Ami Brown Birthday Messages Amidst Cancer Battle

The matriarch of the Alaskan Bush People family, Ami Brown, is celebrating her birthday this week. Thousands of her fans have taken to social media to wish her a happy birthday and offer an encouraging word amidst her ongoing struggling with cancer.

“Happy birthday Ami, a beautiful woman inside and out. We pray you have a very blessed day surrounded by your loved ones. Sending our love and prayers! Continue to look up, that’s where our hope comes from,” one fan wrote.

Other inspiring messages that were posted on the Discovery Channel series’ official Facebook page came from cancer survivors, who voiced their support for Brown.

“Happy Birthday Ami, Praying for you to have GREAT results from your treatments. I am a two time cancer survivor and wish you ALL the Best, LOVE You and your Family and show,” one Facebook user wrote.

“If prayers alone would heal cancer, you would be healed,” another commented. “You are a wonderful Mother, Wife and Role Model. You have raised a fine and loving family. You are a strong woman and have blessed our lives just by your inspiration. GOD Bless you and your family always.”

Brown was diagnosed with stage 3B lung cancer earlier this year. In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Brown’s husband, Billy Brown, opened up about his wife’s sickness for the first time. He started out by revealing that although she is the one fighting the disease, she’s actually been keeping him afloat.

“The doctor came in and said ‘You’re giving her so much support’ and I said, ‘She’s the one holding me up,’ ” Billy said.

He continued by adding that this difficult process has given him a new level of respect for Brown and what she has endured.

“She’s the strongest person I know, so if she’s saying it hurts, it really hurts. She tries to hide it from everybody but four or five times a day she bends over like a baby and cries. She bends over and tears run down. She put out seven babies without a grunt. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Ami, but I’ve got a lot more now. She makes me feel like a wuss,” Billy added.