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actress who plays max’s mother stranger things In seasons 2 and 4, Jennifer Marshallclaimed that being asked to return for season five would help her financially in her battle with cancer.
Marshall, 44 Instagram on Tuesday, January 6, telling fans that she will be returning in the Netflix series Susan Hargrove last part It turns out life changes. “I have cancer, I get it. But I went into remission during the filming of Season 5. Filming helped me get health insurance through the union. Maybe they have too many characters, I don’t know, but apparently Susan Hargrove is the worst mother ever,” the actress posted before adding hashtags including “#cancersucks #butwhy.”
Marshall is a veteran, via Facebook She was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in October 2022 at the age of 39, after stage 1 cancer in her foot spread to her lymph nodes.
Her recent Instagram posts confirmed she was in remission and also posted a video about how often she thought about where Susan ended up in Season 5. “Every day. Not all day, every day, but every day,” she replied, looking into the camera.
Susan Sullivan surprised fans earlier this month by undergoing a mysterious surgery and later revealed she was battling cancer. “Life takes surprising little turns, try to prepare for them with humor and hope. We keep moving forward,” Sullivan, 80, wrote via X on Monday, October 16.
The video also features graphics that say “huh?” and “confused.”
Five days ago, Marshall shared another Instagram The post included a photo of Max, courtesy of Sadie SinkAt the start of season five, she’s lying in a hospital bed, in a coma. “But where is Max’s mom??” read a text above the photo, with the caption continuing: “Okay everyone! It’s over…but where is she? What kind of mother isn’t there to be with her child while she’s in the hospital?”
Fans took to the comments section of previous posts to share their curiosity about Susan’s exclusion from season five. “I wish I could see you! Asking the same question,” one fan wrote, while another commented, “I’m looking for you at graduation!!! Everyone’s family is there except Max’s? They did her wrong!”
In the hit series, after the death of Max’s stepbrother Billy Hargrove, her husband Neil Hargrove left the family and Susan began drinking heavily. Susan was last seen in Season 4, with Vecna ​​impersonating her in her trailer yard.
stranger things Fans have shared theories online about where Susan ended up, with some social media users speculating that she might have died when Hawkins was split into four parts at the end of season four.
Zink, 23, expressed his thoughts on Susan’s disappearance in an interview vulturepublished on December 25, 2025. When asked if she had “seriously thought about” where her fictional mother was during Max’s coma, Zink offered thoughts.
“This is very common with parents on the show: you just don’t know where they are, except for Karen Wheeler (played by Karen Wheeler) Hello dear). My theory is that Max’s mom must have gone missing or died at some point in the rift at the end of Season 4 as it went through the trailer park,” Zink told the outlet, before admitting that the show did “cover up” the finale of the Season 4 finale stranger things drama series.
