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"I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. I don't even know where to begin, but I want to share why I've been gone for so long, in hopes that at least one person is encouraged by my story," wrote Pettaway.Pettway was given the same diagnosis through her hospitalizations between July 2022 and January 2023 until visiting an oncologist in February 2023.
The social media personality was a mom to 10-year-old Kailee and 3-year-old Zoi Lee, with her husband of 12 years, per"Anytime you're dealing with an illness, it not only affects you, but it also changes the lives of those closest to you. This year rocked our world. From the countless hospital stays. To the financial strain. We been through it all! The girls are too young to understand, yet they noticed the changes," wrote Pettway.