Abby Lee Miller Opens Up About Her 'Bittersweet' Decision to Sell the 'Dance Moms' Studio

Photo: Steven Ferdman/Getty TheDance Momsstar called the choice “very bittersweet” in an Instagram video uploaded on Wednesday. “I sold my property. I didn’t sell my name. I didn’t sell my brand. I didn’t sell my life’s work,” Miller said. “I sold brick, mortar, cinder blocks and an amazing dance floor that is still in mint condition. One of the best floors that I ever stood on.” Miller, 57, continued to explain why the career decision just makes sense for her life now.

Abby Lee Miller Plans to Walk Again by September After Being Wheelchair-Bound for Over a Year

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Abby Lee Miller Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. as She's Released From Halfway House Amid Cancer Battle

“TIMES UP!!!! ‘Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.’ Martin Luther King Jr.,” the 51-year-old wrote alongside a black-and-white photo of herself sporting a wide smile as she pointed to a watch on her wrist. In March, Miller was admitted tothe Residential Reentry Centerin Long Beach after serving a 366-day sentence for bankruptcy fraud at the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution in California. She counted down the days until “freedom” on Instagram, sharing photos and videos as she anticipated her release.

Abby Lee Miller Reflects on Her Health on the Anniversary of the Last Time She Walked

Photo: Steven Ferdman/Getty OnInstagramWednesday, the 56-year-oldDance Momsalum posted pictures of the last time she walked, showing herself crying in pain on the difficult day. “Today, April 13 is the Anniversary of the last time I WALKED. In horrific pain, I made it into a Doctor’s office and then across the street to a hospital for a sedated MRI. On Friday the 13th, 2018 techs had to remove me from the imaging machine after 15 minutes because my arms & legs were flailing about uncontrollably!

Abby Lee Miller Relaxes Under the Sun in a Wheelchair as She Continues to Battle Cancer

In April, one day after undergoing her firstemergency surgeryfor what was initially thought to be a spinal infection, Miller — who wasreleased from prisonin March — waspreliminarily diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. At the end of June, Miller shared the first photo of her back afterundergoing another procedureearlier in the month. “After the 2nd surgery, Myback is finally on the mend,” she wrote alongside a photo of her healing back.