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Watson said that neither COVID nor cancer could stop his entrepreneurial spirit
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Orlando Watson is a concert promoter and co-owner of Prime 55 Restaurant in the U. City Loop. Author: Sylvester Brown (Jr. – The St. Louis American) Published: 7:48 AM CDT May 31, 2021 Updated: 7:48 AM CDT May 31, 2021
ST. LOUIS “I was watching my leg die.”
In November of 2019, Orlando Watson, 44, concert promoter and co-owner of Prime 55 Restaurant in the U. City Loop had to make a tough decision.
A sarcoma cancer had formed in his left leg, below the knee. It wasn’t the first time. In 2006, lymphatic cancer had manifested in the same knee. He initially refused traditional chemo and radiation therapy.
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In August of 2017, Jenkins sought care from her regular physician for back pain. The active wife and mother of three had been experiencing back pain for several months, and it wasnât getting better. She wanted her doctor to give her the OK to see a chiropractor for the pain and to check her out.
Her doctor did not like the results from the blood work he did, so he had the blood tests repeated three or four times.
âHe called me on a Thursday. I was getting school stuff ready and missed a call from a number I didnât know,â Jenkins said.