Page 88 2024 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2024 A double dose of breast cancer and the loss of her husband doesn’t defeat a real warrior Katie Fry celebrates one year free of breast cancer! As of October 24, 2024, Katie Fry celebrated a year since getting to ring the bell at St. John’s Hospital, signifying that she had officially won her battle with breast cancer. She is a 78-year-young mother, grandmother, great grandmother and was a caring, with unconditional love wife to her late husband Ray. “I know I was very lucky to catch my cancer when I did. My calendar was always full of appointments for one of us. “We didn’t know at the time, but soon my husband would be diagnosed with myeloproliferative neoplasm, and the prognosis wasn’t good.” Myeloproliferative neoplasm is a severe, rare type of blood cancer, something you would never wish upon your worst enemy. There can’t be anything much worse than battling your own severe sickness while you watch your partner of over 45 years do the same. “He wanted to drive me to my surgeries, but I couldn't see him in the waiting room because of the pain he would feel sitting in those chairs and how weak he was getting. At home he would have been physically comfortable, but at the hospital I couldn't take care of him.” Katie held suspicion over the years about the pain in her breast, of whether it was natural changes with age or her heart. She has been getting routine mammograms and has always worked hard on keeping up with her health. She goes on routine walks and trips with her family to stay active, as well as keeping a Continued --
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