Tell us about your journey
“‘It looks like you have cancer,’ my doctor said, and I knew it was serious when she added, ‘You have an appointment for later this afternoon.'” This is a day Eva Jimenez will never forget – April 14, 2017, the day she learned she had breast cancer.
When Eva’s husband Kris Koeberer heard the news, he said, “It felt like the air got sucked out of the room. I couldn’t really process it.”
Eva acknowledging that sensation added, “I think the hardest part for me was having to hit pause. I wasn’t able to attend my daughter’s high school graduation. There were days when I couldn’t get out of bed or could only make it to the mailbox. Cancer is a difficult enough journey as it is without adding the complication of having to travel.”
Kris drove Eva to Stanford regularly for her care due to the urgency of the situation and the availability oncologists, but she was being treated in Stanford, not Redding. “My daughters wanted to be there. My parents wanted to be there,” Eva said. “It was tough.”
When asked about the new Regional Caner Center, Eva’s face lit up. “It is going to do amazing things for our community. The amenities of the new Center will help in recruiting oncologists who have the background in treating different variants of cancer.”
“For me,” Eva shared, “it is about changing lives and giving hope. That is why I am supporting the Regional Cancer Center.”