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JAQUITTA'S JOURNEY: Reporter Receives Last Dose Of Chemo
POSTED: 5:58 am EDT September 13,
2007
UPDATED: 6:13 pm EST November 14,
2007
ATLANTA -- Wednesday was a big day for Channel 2's anchor and reporter JaQuitta Williams. She had her last dose of chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer. She has let us follow along for her surgery and treatments.
JaQuitta's Journey: Last Day Of Chemo
The good news kept busting out. The bad news? Three months of chemotherapy has taken its toll in hair loss, hot flashes, fatigue and some weight gain.The surgery to remove her breast tumor was successful. The follow-up chemo is insurance.JaQuitta has bonded with staff and patients at Georgia Cancer Specialists at Emory Crawford Long Hospital. She gave all the other chemo patients a parting gift.She had visitors...and then it was time for the final infusion of cancer poison and a little reflection."It was a roller coaster. The hardest part, to be honest with you, was not the hair loss...it's the weight gain," said JaQuitta.Chemo will be in her body for months to come. When she has recovered enough, maybe around Christmas, she'll start radiation too...just to be super-sure.But this part of the journey is over.JaQuitta isn't letting her battle with cancer keep her off the air. You can see her anchoring WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News at 6 and 11 on Saturday and Sunday nights.To read JaQuitta's blog on her fight or send her a message just click on the links in the box to the right.
The good news kept busting out. The bad news? Three months of chemotherapy has taken its toll in hair loss, hot flashes, fatigue and some weight gain.The surgery to remove her breast tumor was successful. The follow-up chemo is insurance.JaQuitta has bonded with staff and patients at Georgia Cancer Specialists at Emory Crawford Long Hospital. She gave all the other chemo patients a parting gift.She had visitors...and then it was time for the final infusion of cancer poison and a little reflection."It was a roller coaster. The hardest part, to be honest with you, was not the hair loss...it's the weight gain," said JaQuitta.Chemo will be in her body for months to come. When she has recovered enough, maybe around Christmas, she'll start radiation too...just to be super-sure.But this part of the journey is over.JaQuitta isn't letting her battle with cancer keep her off the air. You can see her anchoring WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News at 6 and 11 on Saturday and Sunday nights.To read JaQuitta's blog on her fight or send her a message just click on the links in the box to the right.
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