{"id":22780,"date":"2020-04-13T18:46:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=311739"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:48","slug":"singer-rebecca-crews-wife-of-terry-crews-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-after-a-clear-mammogram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/singer-rebecca-crews-wife-of-terry-crews-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-after-a-clear-mammogram\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Rebecca Crews, Wife Of Terry Crews, Diagnosed With Breast Cancer After A Clear Mammogram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Rebecca Crews was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before COVID-19 swept through the U.S. Crews is a singer\/songwriter who records under the pseudonym <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginamadremusic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regina Madre<\/a> (meaning \u201cQueen Mother\u201d) and is married to <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em> star Terry Crews. She and Crews have five children together and have been married <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/entertainment\/2019\/06\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-marriage-secret\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">since 1990<\/a>.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Crews, 54, had a small, pre-cancerous lump from one breast <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/rebecca-crews-singer-and-wife-of-actor-terry-crews-shares-breast-cancer-journey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">12 years ago<\/a>. At her yearly physical every year, she has always requested a mammogram and an ultrasound to make sure everything looks okay.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311757\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/rebecca-crews\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311757 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews3.jpg 601w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews3-338x338.jpg 338w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews3-169x169.jpg 169w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: Instagram\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealrebeccakingcrews\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca King Crews<\/a><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Last year, her mother had a cancerous lump removed, and it put breast cancer at the forefront of Crews\u2019 mind again. At Crews\u2019 yearly physical in early 2020, she had a mammogram per usual. The mammogram came back clear, but Crews still requested an ultrasound.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cI had this gut feeling, like, \u2018Better safe than sorry,\u2019\u201d she told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/rebecca-crews-singer-and-wife-of-actor-terry-crews-shares-breast-cancer-journey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/em>.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311760\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/rebecca-crews\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311760 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews7.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews7-483x338.jpg 483w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews7-241x169.jpg 241w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: Instagram\/Rebecca King Crews<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Her vigilance paid off. The ultrasound reveals a small lump, which needed to be biopsied. Crews was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer. Even though it was caught early, the experience was frightening.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cThough it was stage 1, you\u2019re overwhelmed with fear,\u201d Crews <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/rebecca-crews-singer-and-wife-of-actor-terry-crews-shares-breast-cancer-journey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. \u201cLike cancer is this all-consuming, all-powerful evil entity.\u201d<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311759\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/rebecca-crews\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"597\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311759 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews6.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews6-340x338.jpg 340w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews6-170x169.jpg 170w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: Instagram\/Rebecca King Crews<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Her husband, Terry, was the first person she told.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cMy husband has watched me go through a lot, but the look on his face \u2026 he looked at me like I was going to die,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/rebecca-crews-singer-and-wife-of-actor-terry-crews-shares-breast-cancer-journey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe told me it felt like his insides were melting. I said, \u2018I need you to be strong for me,\u2019 and he said, \u2018Okay,\u2019 and hugged me, but I think he needed that hug.\u201d<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311758\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/rebecca-crews\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"820\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311758 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews5-247x338.jpg 247w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews5-494x675.jpg 494w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crews5-124x169.jpg 124w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: Instagram\/Rebecca King Crews<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">She shared a video about her diagnosis on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealrebeccakingcrews\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, saying she usually didn\u2019t like going public about personal things, but that it was important for other women to get checked.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cI don\u2019t normally like to share personal struggles on the internet because I find that when I am trusting God and believe in God to fix something for me or work something out for me, I find that talking about it too much can get me in a negative space rather than a positive space, if that makes sense,\u201d she said.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">She asked for prayers and also urged women to be vigilant about their screenings.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8hxpy-n31_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">View this post on Instagram<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/rebecca-crews\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Crews was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before COVID-19 swept through the U.S. Crews is a singer\/songwriter who records under the pseudonym Regina Madre (meaning \u201cQueen Mother\u201d) and is married to Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews. She and Crews have five children together and have been married since 1990.Crews, 54, had a small, pre-cancerous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44306,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780\/revisions\/44306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}