Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson, 62,thought about her own 'mortality' when ...

Rita Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago.

And on Tuesday the 62-year-old Sleepless In Seattle actress - who recently released the song Throw Me A Party - shared a tweet as she looked back on some of her darker days.

'Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You’re scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality,' began the brunette beauty. 'So I had a serious discussion with my husband that if anything happens, I wanted him to be super sad for a very long time and..'

Happy to be here: Rita Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. And on Tuesday the Sleepless In Seattle actress - who recently released the song Throw Me A Party - shared a tweet as she looked back on some of her darker days. Seen in February

Happy to be here: Rita Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. And on Tuesday the Sleepless In Seattle actress - who recently released the song Throw Me A Party - shared a tweet as she looked back on some of her darker days. Seen in February

Her note: 'Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You¿re scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality,' began the brunette beauty; here she is seen laughing with Hanks

Her note: 'Four years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had so many different thoughts. You’re scared, anxious, you think about your own mortality,' began the brunette beauty; here she is seen laughing with Hanks

The star did not add any more text but posted a photo of her and Hanks looking happy at a party.

He had on a suit and she looked slender and tan in a red dress. 

Wilson revealed in 2015 that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

Shared the news through a statement published by People magazine. 

Rita explained that her first test for cancer came back negative but that she was correctly diagnosed after seeking a second opinion and underwent the procedure .

Her longtime mate: She was last seen with Hanks, whom she wed in 1988, in December

Her longtime mate: She was last seen with Hanks, whom she wed in 1988, in December

'Last week, with my husband by my side, and with the love and support of family and friends, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction for breast cancer after a diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma,' she said in the statement.

'I am recovering and most importantly, expected to make a full recovery. Why? Because I caught this early, have excellent doctors and because I got a second opinion.' 

Before the diagnosis, Wilson said she had 'vigilantly monitored' her health with mammograms and MRIs because she knew she had an underlying condition of LCIS, (lobular carcinoma in situ)'. 

A singer now: The beauty recently released the song Throw Me A Party and her next album Halfway To Home comes out March 29; seen on March 23 in Arizona

A singer now: The beauty recently released the song Throw Me A Party and her next album Halfway To Home comes out March 29; seen on March 23 in Arizona 

In great shape: Wilson wore a black suit and snake necklace to the Celebrity Fight Night XXV event in Phoenix

In great shape: Wilson wore a black suit and snake necklace to the Celebrity Fight Night XXV event in Phoenix

The mother-of-two explained that she underwent a breast biopsy, but no sign of cancer was discovered until she sought the opinion of a second doctor on the advice of a friend.

The doctor discovered the cancer and

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