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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -- CBS 11's Kaley O'Kelley opened up about a recent health scare in a Facebook post on Thursday afternoon. With her absence from the anchor desk, many CBS 11 viewers have been asking where she has been in recent days. Here is her post:
Lessons to learn from after my scare with the "C" word.
It's been almost 8 weeks since I heard my doctor say "ovarian cancer".
There were many, many, many other words. I never heard any of them. I saw his mouth moving and fought like hell not to cry.
First, I prayed asking God to guide me and I thought of my children.
I could smell their baby lotion lathered heads.. with a hint of dirt (if you're a mom you know that smell). I could hear them belly laugh... It was all slow motion. It was my life.. All those little things .. Really were BIG things.
This was my life-altering moment.
LESSON #1: Slow Down
Days prior, I noticed there had been a dull nagging pain in my lower left abdomen.
Looking back I've come to realize the pain had been there for months.
I remember driving to work one day thinking I should get it checked-- but I'm not exactly the type to make time to get to the doctor.
I'm a working mom.
Free time? What's that?
KEEP MOVING!!!
Two nights later I was in bed, sat straight up and said "What the heck was that?!" It felt like a massive balloon exploded in my stomach.
My husband turned the light on and said "Kaley.. You look terrible".
I crawled to the bathroom and felt a rush of pain sweep through me.
I typically have an *unusually high tolerance for pain. It was excruciating
I felt nauseous, almost fainted and then I went to the Emergency Room.
MRI results revealed what the doctor said was an ovarian cyst rupture. "Several" other cysts were spotted. Ovarian cysts are normal but the doctor at the ER recommend I see a specialist and suggested more blood tests and ultra sounds to "rea After spending three years working in Texas, news anchor Kaley O’Kelley will return home to Phoenix to helm the morning show on ABC15. For O’Kelley, “home” is the most important word in that sentence. “It’s home, even though I didn’t grow up there,” says O’Kelley, who starts on Monday, Aug. 13. “Once you have Arizona in you, it’s in you. It’s like once you’re a Cardinals fan, that’s it: You’re a Cardinals fan for life.” O’Kelley’s first job out of college was in Yuma. She later left for a gig in California, then returned for a six-year run at ABC15 (KNXV), followed by another five years at 3TV (KTVK). During that time, her parents relocated to the Valley, strengthening the home ties. Need a break?Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. When she left for a job with KTVT, the CBS affiliate in Dallas, “It wasn’t that I expected the grass to be greener,” she says. “I just honestly never expected to get a job offer like the one I got. It felt like it would be a really good fit.” At Channel 3, she really made her mark hosting “Good Morning Arizona.” In Texas, however, she was hosting nightly broadcasts. She discovered that’s not an easy fit when you have two young children. “I would be driving to work at 2:30 and would literally pass them as they were getting out of school,” she says. “My babysitter could look at me and see my sadness. I’d be home at midnight, then I’d be up before dawn so I could so I could see the kids.” While she was in Texas, she had a cancer scare and had to take a medical leave after she underwent a full hysterectomy. During that time, “I just wanted to be home in Phoenix, with my family, my closest friends, my people.” Now that’s she settling back in Phoenix — she is temporarily living with her parents — she’s thinking about the lessons she learned in Texas. “People say, ‘Why would you leave this market (in Texas)? You’re the main anch Follow CBSDFW.COM:Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Kaley O'Kelley will co-anchor CBS 11 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. with Doug Dunbar beginning in late January. "I'm honored to join the CBS 11 team in bringing quality stories that matter to our viewers," O'Kelley said. "My husband and I have always felt right at home in Texas, whether spending time with family in Dallas-Fort Worth or vacationing in the Hill Country. We're proud to make our home in North Texas and raise our kids here." O'Kelley joins CBS 11 from KTVK in Phoenix, where she has been a morning news anchor and reporter since 2009. Previously, she worked at Phoenix's KNXV as a weather anchor and host and also served as a fill-in weather anchor for Good Morning America Weekend Edition. A graduate of Pepperdine University, O'Kelley began her career while still in high school, when she hosted the pilot for a teen television program. She is a member of the Native American Journalists Association, The American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Video: Karen Borta Talks About Her Move To Mornings on CBS 11 (©2014 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) LATEST FROM ABC15's KALEY O'KELLEY: A six-time Emmy-Award winning journalist and a self-professed weather fanatic, Kaley O’Kelley is passionate about storytelling. She is also fascinated with the challenge of television news relevance, connecting with people and the ever-evolving world of "new media." O’Kelley graduated from Pepperdine University, but her broadcasting career started while she was in high school. At 17 years old, she was tapped to host a Los Angeles-based television talk show. That experience eventually lead O’Kelley to KYMA in Yuma to co-anchor the morning news and forecast the weather. It’s also where she won an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. O'Kelley went on to work at KEYT (ABC) Santa Barbara, XETV (FOX) San Diego, and Phoenix to co-host Sonoran Living Live and forecast the weather for ABC15 Arizona. O'Kelley later joined 3TV in Phoenix where she was voted Best News Personality in 2013 and 2014. O'Kelley co-hosted "The Emmitt Zone" with Dallas Cowboys great Emmitt Smith. She also worked regularly on The Weather Channel and Good Morning America Weekend, where she filled in forecasting weather for nearly five years. In 2015, O'Kelley was offered an opportunity to anchor the evening news at CBS in Dallas/Fort Worth, and while she was in Texas, she was invited to Los Angeles to guest co-host The Talk on CBS. After three and a half busy years, a few health scares and starting a business in emerging web-streaming technologies, O'Kelley made the move back to Arizona! In August 2018, Kaley returned to ABC15 Arizona to co-anchor the morning news. More time with her children and her parents, while working for a company investing in the future, O'Kelley says, "Finding my way back home to Arizona is a dream come true!" O'Kelley is originally from East Wenatchee, Washington. She is a proud member of the Native American Journalists Association, The American Meteorological Society and the National Weath
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