Mindy Cohn has been fighting for her life in private. The Facts of Life alum recently dropped a bombshell on fans when she broke a month-long social media break to share troubling news: she's secretly been battling cancer for a second time. Alongside a photo of herself giving the camera a thumbs up from her hospital bed, the 59-year-old wrote: "have been off social media for awhile ' cuz i had to go kick cancer's ass.