WACO, TX (FOX 44) – For weeks, the Waco Humane Society has been posting about its code red status being at, or even over, capacity, for dog intakes. It is a stressful time for volunteers and …

WACO, TX (FOX 44) – For weeks, the Waco Humane Society has been posting about its code red status being at, or even over, capacity, for dog intakes.

It is a stressful time for volunteers and staff especially for one member.

Nikkey Freeman has lived in the Waco area for nearly 40 years.

Thanks to close friends providing a transplant, she’s recently overcome kidney failure. And now, she’s overcoming another life curve-ball.

In 2020, Nikkey started loving on the Central Texas Humane Society dogs. She left the nursing field during COVID-19 to care for animals, and doctors diagnosed her with stage one breast cancer last September.

“Not going to be a big deal. Just a minor surgery, a little bit of radiation, and that’s it,” said Freeman. “But when they did the surgery, it turned out to be stage three.”

Source: Cancer Patient Works To Get Animals Adopted At Central Texas Humane Society