Clay County Deputy Courtney Altstatt 'kicked cancer's butt'

Deputy has been recovering from double mastectomy

About three weeks ago, she rang the bell after months of therapies and procedures. On Wednesday evening, a Clay County deputy who's been battling Stage 3 breast cancer made a big announcement.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – About three weeks ago, she rang the bell after months of therapies and procedures. On Wednesday evening, a Clay County deputy who's been battling Stage 3 breast cancer made a big announcement.

"I kicked cancer's butt," Deputy Courtney Altstatt revealed. "I'm here to say that I am finally cancer-free."

She revealed the good news in a video posted to the Clay County Sheriff's Office's Twitter page.

Altstatt first got the diagnosis in October. She received a double mastectomy, and doctors had to remove more than 20 lymph nodes.

The surgery was successful, and the 27-year-old mother of four has received a lot of support from the community, and from her work family at the Sheriff's Office.

"It's been a really long journey," Altstatt said. "If it weren't for everybody, for all the encouraging words and, you know, prayers and love and support -- I'm telling you that was a big part."

Altstatt is continuing her work as a detention deputy at the jail.

 

 


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