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Daniel’s friend Depika Mistry, an energy healer, conducted a spiritual ceremony via Zoom.
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“We are over the moon at the thought of being parents,” Daniel, 45, told PEOPLE in August. “This has been a long time coming.”
Indeed, Daniel, who will soon reprise her role on the Paramount+ revival ofThe Game, has overcome much to become a mom, including fertility struggles and a painful battle with stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2012.


“Hope was the theme of our shower because hope has always been my lighthouse,” said Daniel. “It helped me survive cancer, navigate IVF and start a family through surrogacy. And we could all use a little hope in our lives right now.”
source: people.com