NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Thyroid cancer is a disease few people consider until it occurs in them. That was the case for me, and it turns out other local women had the same experience.

One of those women is Jennifer Lovisa Pritchett. At age 39, Pritchett is in the prime of her life. Her family is her world: Husband Paul, plus their kids -- 10-year-old Caleb, 8-year-old Kayla and 5-year-old Toby.

But recently, her world shattered when she received a devastating phone call from her doctor in July. She had tested positive for thyroid cancer.

“My heart just dropped,” she said. “You know, I didn’t know nothing about it. I didn’t know nothing about the type of cancer. All you can think about is your kids, your husband, your family.”

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