a second battle with breast cancer and a new diagnosis with ovarian cancer–back to back!
She also tested positive for COVID-19, but luckily, she told CNN, her symptoms were mild.
“Once I got home, and we did the quarantine, I was getting progressively better but Janice still had issues with her health,” Robert said.
“We’re best friends, it was just tough,” Robert said.
Robert was right when he said it’s tough. It’s tough for anyone, but it’s especially tough for cancer patients.
One study, which reviewed records of more than 1,000 adult cancer patients who had tested positive for COVID-19, found that 13% had died.
That’s compared with the overall U.S. mortality rate of 5.9%, according to Johns Hopkins.
Beyond the concern of cancer patients, like catching the virus with their already depleted immune systems, many doctors worry about people delaying their scans and checkups and missing time-sensitive diagnoses.
A Kaiser poll found that nearly half of Americans had skipped or postponed medical care because of the outbreak–especially cancer patients.
But not Janice.
Now, after surviving two surgeries, two coronavirus diagnoses, chemo and being declared cancer-free, the Beechams only have one thing to say.
“It would have been impossible to make it with all the odds against you without God, and He has been our help, all these many years,” Robert said.
With 4.4 Million people who have contracted the virus in the U.S. and 2.15 Million have already recovered, Robert and Janice are in good company.
Janice still has preventative radiation coming up, but the two said they are blessed to be alive and blessed to have celebrated another year together.
Here’s to both Robert and Janice and to another beautiful 46 more years together! God bless you both!