Re: Jenn Talks About Her Battle With Cancer
- From: "Angela St.Aubin" <bodah@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:02:13 -0500
"Steven L." <sdlitvin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 'Survivor' finalist from The Dalles battles breast cancer
>
> November 20, 2005
> - A KATU News Exclusive
>
> By Kara Mack
> and KATU Web Staff
>
> THE DALLES, Ore. - You may know Jenn Lyons as a finalist on the
> television show 'Survivor - The Palau Series,' but what you may not know
> is that Jenn is from The Dalles and has returned home to face her
> biggest challenge yet.
>
> It was more than a year ago that the 33-year-old competitor discovered
> something abnormal in her breast.
>
> She let it go and went on to win fourth place on the Survivor show,
> never knowing that something terribly wrong was happening with her body.
>
> Now she finds herself in a real battle to survive, facing stage 3 breast
> cancer.
>
> "My sister was there with me (when I found out), so we broke down
> together," she said. "It was just sad knowing things were going to have
> to change."
>
> Jenn took a radical step for a young woman, choosing to have a double
> mastectomy.
>
> "In my mind it made more sense in the long run to get rid of it and then
> in the future, not have to worry so much about it coming back," she said.
>
> After reconstructive surgery, she returned to her parents' home in The
> Dalles for chemotherapy.
>
> "There are days when I just don't want to do this any more and then
> there are days that I'm just fine with it," she said. "I'm just like,
> well, this is the way it's going to be for a little while and then it
> will be over."
>
> This is not the first time cancer has touched the Lyons family. Her
> sister-in-law Jami died just this month of brain cancer.
>
> "It was just easier to understand a little bit what she was going
> through," she said while wiping away tears. "You have no idea exactly
> what that is like and how much it disrupts your world."
>
> Jenn said her family has been a huge support, but she also credits her
> Survivor cast mates with lifting her spirits.
>
> For example, Cobe, a hairdresser, flew from Texas to cut Jenn's hair
> before she lost it.
>
> "He is just someone who just appreciates life so much," she said.
>
> Besides finding friends, Jenn also learned life lessons on the island,
> lessons that will help her battle cancer.
>
> "(It taught me about) being tough and hanging in there. Things will
> always get better," she said. "There's always a light at the end of the
> tunnel. Survivor really brought that home to me."
>
> [If you go to the website, you can watch a video of the second part of
> her story]
>
> http://www.katu.com/stories/81270.html
>
>
> --
> Steven D. Litvintchouk
> Email: sdlitvin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
She had breast implants didn't she?
.
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