Jackie’s Cancer Battle

I’m 42 years old now about to be 43 next week Wednesday March 17th St.Patrick’s day. And at 7:30am next week on my bday i will be in a life saving surgery to remove all the cancer that is in my body. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with stage 3 Uterine Cancer and from what i was told it’s spreading pretty aggressively. My MRI showed there is a huge tumor mass in my uterus and they can’t see around it to see if it’s made it’s way to my colon, spine or stomach. I’m am having a full hysterectomy in hopes of removing all the cancer & cancerous cells, tumors, masses etc. Never in my life would i ever think i would be going through this in my early 40’s. My mother  was diagnosed at 42 (same age as i am now) with breast cancer and passed away at 49. I’m scared. I’m scared but I’m hopeful. I’m praying that they get everything out of me next week so i don’t have to do chemo and radiation and after i can go down to stage 1. I ask humbly to please pray for me and keep me & my family in your thoughts next week. My surgery will be at the Little company of Mary Hospital in Torrance and i have a great surgeon so i am going into this major surgery feeling hopeful. 

For those of you who know that last year because of the pandemic i lost my job and i went straight to what i know how to do and that is hustle to survive I was making “jackie cocktails” and delivering everywhere from San Bernardino to Palmdale lol in July last year is when my health took a turn and started feeling different and it wasn’t till November when my body was inso much pain and i thought it was because of my weight issue but turns out after a LOT of tests and biopsies ,, it’s uterine cancer. I’ve takenthe last month off to tell my immediate family and spend as much time with them as possible. And now I’m ready to tell everyone else. Writing this is really hard for me because since i was 17 years old I’ve been on my own taking care of myself and my brothers at one point.  And asking for help is really hard for me. I have that superwoman i can do it myself or I’ll figure out a way mentality so the strong independent woman that i am is fighting me from asking for help now. But what i realized that it doesn’t make me weak to ask for help or to take a break for myself and relax and get better and focus on me. I have to put myself first for now and do what’s best for myself so i can be here for a long time and see my nephew Lyric & my cousin Rylan grow up. I’ve never had kids and after this surgery not that i was expecting to but it’s now a definite fact that i will never see a child of my own but to me my brothers Cameron and Frankie have always been like my babies to me. In that i am blessed. For the next few months i will have to be at home in bed resting and recuperating. And if you find it in your heart to help me out with my some of my bills and medical expenses as my savings is running out, i would really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. And if you can’t financially donate please say a prayer for me & send as many good positive vibes as you can for my family as it’s been tough for them emotionally. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and if you take anything from this please please please don’t ignore your body. When it’s telling you something is wrong go check it out! Don’t wait! I waited a few months before getting checked and said “nope, nothing is wrong with me (I’m invincible) “  iwish i could back in time and get checked rightaway. I just hope it’s not too late for me and next week they get all the cancer out and I’m okay. God bless you all. Thank you ♥️