I Was a Drink Away From Dying | Cancer, Prison & How Alcohol Took Everything

Rise Above with Kevin Lanning · Jan 15, 2026 · 1h 18m

Becky’s story is one of survival at every level.

She was sexually abused as a child, adopted into a strict household, and later diagnosed with aggressive cancer just one month after giving birth. Doctors told her she’d be lucky to see her son turn five.

She beat cancer—multiple times.

But the unresolved trauma, years of surgeries, and being told her life was a ticking clock led her down a darker path. Becky fell into severe alcoholism, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, lost her marriage, and was eventually sentenced to three years in prison.

Even behind bars, cancer returned.

Shackled…