Cancer survivor battles COVID-19

A Raymore woman who survived ovarian and endometrial cancer is now recovering from the novel coronavirus.

TONIGHT A STORY OFHOPE FROM A CANCERSURVIVOR NOW BATTLINGCOVID-19HER MESSAGE TO OTHERS-- KEEP FIGHTING."JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEPROBLEMS DOESN'T MEAN YOUCAN'T FIGHT THIS.

DOESN'TMEAN YOU CAN'T KICK THISBUTT."41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD SPOKE TO HERABOUT HER ROAD TORECOVERY AND THEPROMISING TIMES AHEAD.It's a day Christy Hatfield willalways rememberChristy Hatfield/ Cancersurvivorbattling COVID-19That was my very last day andI made sure someone took apicture of it, we're all smilingand happyThe day she became asurvivor,Beating both Ovarian andEndometrial cancerNever thinking she'd beconcerned with another C-diagnosis againLast year was worse than thisyearUntil two weeks agoChristy Hatfield / Cancersurvivorbattling COVID-19Aches, headaches, pain,trouble breathing.

You don'twant to eat, you don't want todo anything.

You just want tolay there.I had a 100.3 degree fever, mybreathing was harder.

Andthat's when my husband tookmy to Lee's Summit HospitalChristy tested positive forCOVID-19, sent home fromthe hospitalWhere she's been in herbedroom, away from herhusband and daughter forfourteen daysChristy Hatfield / Cancersurvivorbattling COVID-19You just have to, you justhave to keep going everysingle say I wanna see mydaughter.

I want to get out ofhere and see my daughter.Ariel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsBecause of her previouschemotherapy treatments,Christy's immune system hasbeen weakenedPutting her at a higher risk fora severe form of COVID-19Luckily, she's on the mend-with one more day left of herself-isolating quarantineChristy Hatfield/ Cancersurvivorbattling COVID-19When I caught corona, Ihonestly cried.

I felt last yearwas my tough year and thisyear was going to be abreeze.

So I did cry but went,'ok I made it last year, I'llmakeit this year.'Per doctors orders- Christystill won't be able to hug herfamily for a while because ofher immune systemBut when she finally can itwill be a day - she says- she'llalways rememberChristy Hatfield/ Cancersurvivorbattling COVID-19When they finally say that Ican hug my daughter and myhusband and leave my house,it's going to be wonderful.Reporting in Kansas City.

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