Raynham, Massachusetts. Jenna Lyons is a mom of three young boys; ages 10, 8, and 5. Two years ago, Jenna ended up being diagnosed as having Stage 1b breast cancer.
Back then, Jenna had a mastectomy done on her right side, where the cancer was, and she was hopeful that she wouldn’t have to undergo any chemotherapy afterward.
“Three months later, Jenna found a mistake in her medical records indicating that the doctors had overlooked something critical,” her brother Andre explained on a GoFundMe page.
Due to the error the doctors made, Jenna needed 12 weeks of chemotherapy weekly to start, and then in the 9 months after that, she needed to receive chemo every three weeks.
On September 18th, 2020, Jenna was finally done with all of her chemotherapy treatments.
Jenna seemed to be fine, up until earlier this year, when she began having pain in her ground and hip areas.
Jenna had multiple x-rays taken, but they revealed nothing. Jenna continued to experience a lot of pain, and it became worse and throughout other parts of her body.
Again, Jenna had x-rays taken, and still, she didn’t have any answers as to what was going on with her.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Jenna with her sons
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“Finally, she saw an orthopedic doctor who ordered an MRI once she had trouble walking for a few months,” Andre said.
“The doctor did not expect to see anything because her range of motion was perfect, but she practically collapsed when the results came back.”
Jenna’s breast cancer had spread throughout her body, and that’s what came back on the MRI results.
“They performed a biopsy of her right hip bone to determine which of the two breast cancers had spread,” Andre continued.
“In 2019, Jenna was diagnosed with two types of breast cancer, and these cancers are each treated differently, so this information will help create a treatment plan.”
Tumors have spread to Jenna’s pelvis, her hip on her right side, and her spine, which makes it extraordinarily difficult for her to walk or move.
“Stage 4 breast cancer is incurable and is, essentially, terminal,” Andre wrote.
“However, with the proper treatment, nutrition, and focus on her overall health, Jenna could have years to spend raising her boys, who are now 10 (almost 11!) 8 and 5, if she can take care of herself exceptionally well.”
“Raising these boys is what Jenna wants more than anything – to be HERE and to be a mother for her boys in these crucial years of their childhoods. It is what she has lived for and what she hopes to keep living for as long as possible.”
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe Andre set up to help Jenna battle cancer, you can do that here.