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How Honey Bee Kelsea Roussell Became the Girl Who Dominated Cancer

Four months ago, it was a normal July day in North Carolina just like any other for Kelsea Roussell and her fiancé Madison Hobbs. The latter had just popped the question down at Myrtle Beach and the two were basking in their post-engagement glow back home while driving around in Kelsea’s new Jeep belting out songs with the windows down. Amidst a chaotic 2020, in the moment, everything was seemingly perfect.

It was then that Kelsea (pronounced like Kelsey) got the phone call that changed her life completely. Having recently gone into the doctor to have a few abnormal lumps in her neck and armpit examined, the doctor circled back with some devastating news.