Atlanta Radio: Jean Hobby Daughter Completes Chemo Round 2

Jean Hobby and family

Longtime Atlanta radio personality Jenn Hobby said her 11-month-old daughter is back at home after completing her second round of chemotherapy.

Last month, Hobby, a co-host on WSTR Star 94.1 FM’s "The Jeff & Jenn Show,” announced her youngest daughter, Reese, had been diagnosed with cancer after doctors discovered a plum-sized tumor in her abdomen. Reese immediately started chemotherapy at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Hobby and her husband, Grant Rivera, along with their oldest daughter, were able to take Reese home from the hospital on Monday.

Reese

“Thank you for all of your words of encouragement for Reese and our family,” Hobby said on Facebook. “Home sweet home today. Round two complete.”

Following her first found of chemotherapy, Hobby told FOX 5 her “lil angel” was responding well, and this week she told Star 94.1 listeners Reese was still bright, sunshiny and cheerful after completing her second round of treatment.

Hobby said on the air she hopes all of the updates about Reese can serve as a reminder for anyone going through a personal challenge or facing something difficult.

“Always be brave,” she said. “If this 11-month-old girl can be in the hospital, fighting and beating cancer with a smile on her face, and giggling and laughing, you can take on today. You can take on whatever hard thing that you’re doing, because she’s a baby taking this on and doing it so well.”

Co-host Jeff Dauler, who has been visiting Reese at the hospital, agreed with his close friend, encouraging listeners to always treat people with kindness.