“My name is Jill Newcomb, and I am a 16-day cancer survivor.”
That’s how Jill Newcomb of Rancho Santa Fe, California, introduced herself in the Saddle Up For Life cancer survivors’ ride during the evening finals of November 13 at the 2009 AQHA World Championship Show.
After a follow-up mammogram just after the Bayer Select World Championship Show in September, Jill’s doctor recommended a biopsy of a spot in one of her breasts he’d found back in February on a mammogram. She worked in the biopsy after a horse show in Santa Barbara, California, and found out the results on September 23.
“I was getting on a plane to Hawaii when they called,” Jill said. “I was going there for the week between the (Scottsdale Classic) show and (the All American Quarter Horse) Congress. He said, ‘We got your report back and it’s cancer; and we need to meet with the surgeon in the morning.’” Be sure to read the rest of Jill's story here.
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