Breast cancer survivor shares story

Five, Jessica Spears never expected a visit to the doctor to change her life. But what followed gave her reason to help other women now. And tonight, we are sharing her story. So my last chemo, I said I didn't care about the bell. I didn't, I just wanted it to be done. Ring this bell three times. Well, it's told to clearly say my treatment's done. Just run and I am on my way. But the moment you get to read that and you know that it's over, it's everything. I don't think I would ever be able to do chemo again. Jessica Spears just completed the fight of her life and yet she considers herself blessed because it could have been worse. I had plans to get a breast augmentation and a tummy tuck. Her reward to herself after drastic weight loss. One of the pre-surgical requirements though, get a mammogram and that's when they found breast cancer. Shocking to you? Yes, partly I think, you know, nowadays you can see everything from your phone so quickly instead of finding out from your doctor in a doctor's office. So instead of the plastic surgery to look better, she had to have a double mastectomy just to survive. I don't want to say surreal, almost like an out-of-body experience, kind of. You come out of surgery, and I think your first thought is, what do I look like? I think it's... A normal reaction for any woman. Chemo followed, as did the loss of her hair. What kept her going? My kids have been my reason, even with chemo. With it, you know, putting me in bed for a week at a time, having to be out of that bed to do the things that need to be done, I think that's what gives me purpose and keeps me going. Slowly, day by day, the energy came back, and so did her beautiful smile. Jessica's mother helped her while chemo sidelined her and started a non-profit. It's called the Jessie Foundation. Basically, it'll be like donations and people that are partnered with my mom to help women with better access, you know, if the financial help. Help. There's a discussion of doing promise bags, so like offering promise bags to women that have been newly diagnosed, you know, to offer some type of hope. It is a work in progress, as is Jessica's new normal. Next step for her, reconstruction surgery. Because the lessons you learn when you fight for your life is that time will heal those stitches. But paying it forward is what heals your soul. And thank you to her for being brave enough to share all of that. If you'd like to learn more about the Jesse Foundation, visit the website on your screen. That is thejessefoundation.org.