![]() “I also think I have a lot more parenting to do, Jeanette continued, “I want my daughters to work hard and to be the kind of person of which their family and our God, and themselves can be proud. My prayers to Him have certainly has helped relieve my pain. “I’ve prayed to God for more time on this earth but I also believe that God wants me here, to do more work for Him. “I truly do believe that I’m going to be here for a while.” Jeanette wrote recently. However, in the past few weeks, Jeanette’s overall well-being has improved and she remains upbeat and resolute. She spends much of her time resting between doctors’ appointments, rehabilitation and physical training. The necessity of the spinal surgery puts additional stress on her system, making her fight with cancer all the more difficult and problematic. Jeanette has now endured approximately 25 surgeries in her lifetime. The surgery was successful though there have been several subsequent procedures, many of them designed to help relieve the severe pain. However, her condition worsened and after a few subsequent falls at home, Jeanette was rushed to a hospital where she underwent emergency spinal stenosis surgery. Her spinal column has been completely fused for several years as part of her well-publicized, lifelong battle with scoliosis.Īfter a few days of tests and treatment at local hospitals in Charlotte, Jeanette was released and continued the trip to New York. The swerve caused Jeanette to fall hard down the stairs of the motor home into the door of the passenger side stairwell.Ī fall of this type is particularly damaging for Jeanette. #Black widow billiards driverOutside of Charlotte, NC, Jeanette arose from the passenger seat to go lie down when, inopportunely, the driver of the motor home had to swerve hard to avoid hitting another vehicle. Jeanette and her family were driving north in a motor home from her home in Florida to visit her family in New York. Jeanette’s condition was complicated by a serious accident in December, 2021. She has a true warrior’s approach to fighting her disease, and if anyone can defeat stage four ovarian cancer, it will be her!” explains, “ While no one can predict the future, there is every hope that she can have years of quality time ahead of her. The maintenance chemotherapy that Jeanette takes daily is designed to keep the presumed microscopic disease from becoming a problem. The median prognosis for a patient, that successfully completes this type of chemotherapy, is roughly eighteen months of survival. Even though many stage four patients now achieve remission with current state of the art treatment, they typically still have microscopic amounts of the cancer in their system. Being “in remission” means that there is no visible or measurable evidence of the cancer. However, ovarian cancer is particularly insidious. It made her feel better though her recovery time from her effort was extensive.įollowing tests last fall, Jeanette was considered to be in remission from her cancer. Jeanette wanted to be among her fans and to feel normal doing something, playing competitive billiards, that she has always done. ![]() However, her participation in the event was more for therapeutic reasons than competitive ones. #Black widow billiards professionalThis result continued her amazing streak of finishing in the prize money in every tournament the Black Widow has ever played as a professional billiards player. Finishing seventh, Jeanette did admirably in the event. Jeanette felt good enough to enter a professional tournament in September in Aiken, SC. ![]() For all the patients that successfully complete this chemotherapy, Jeanette’s results against her cancer were in the top 5%! The chemotherapy did its job. The great news is that the chemotherapy was extremely successful. The chemo was rigorous and Jeanette fought through them all and successfully completed the regimen last summer. In the spring of 2021, Jeanette underwent a very aggressive regimen of six separate chemotherapy sessions. #Black widow billiards updateJeanette feels that it is the appropriate time to give her supporters a full update on her medical issues and, as much as is possible, a prognosis for her future. It has been a long process with many setbacks. Her fans and the billiards and sporting public has been unbelievably helpful and supportive throughout her journey. The public response to her condition has been amazing. ![]() It has been roughly fifteen months since Jeanette Lee, The Black Widow, was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. ![]()
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