A beloved Michigan TV anchor announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer just six months after receiving a clean mammogram.
Jamie Edmonds, a sportscaster with WDIV-TV in Detroit for over a decade and a morning radio talk show host with WJR, posted on Instagram last week that she received the “total gut punch” call from her doctor two months ago.
“Two months ago, I got the call that changed my life: ‘your biopsy came back. It’s positive for breast cancer,” the 42-year-old mother wrote.
“After the initial shock wore off, I got really scared. Would I be around to see my young daughter grow up? Would the doctors be able to cure me? Why did this happen in the first place? I have no family history.”
Edmonds revealed on a morning broadcast of “JR Morning” that the diagnosis was made after she received a clean mammogram last July.
However, roughly six months after the clean mammogram, she “felt an itch” and realized something didn’t wasn’t right.
“I’m 42 years old, it kind of came out of nowhere, total gut punch, I have a young daughter, it’s very scary. But I have full faith in my Henry Ford Health team. I think I will get through this,” Edmonds said.
“Once you get the diagnosis, it’s a dark, dark time. It is scary, it’s dark. It’s going through the motions of life … it’s like you’re a ghost,” she added.
“I could have privately gone through this and just done it on my own. But I think the support that I’ve gotten from the breast cancer community and watching other women go through it has immensely helped me get to this point where I can talk about it.”
Edmonds added that her family and friends have “mobilized” since her scary diagnosis, provided her with meals, and watched her daughter as she’s needed to rest.
The anchor has received six chemo treatments so far and will temporarily take a step back from her morning talk show host duties while she focuses on her health.
“If I can share my story and help others as I’ve been helped, then that’s what I plan to do,” she added on Instagram.
