On Monday, Patton shared some of her most encouraging news yet: She will not need chemotherapy or radiation.

“What I’m being told to do is endocrine therapy instead,” Patton said in an Oct. 5 video. “As a sweet friend reminded me, cancer treatment is a wonderful, terrible thing. Yes, it can cure cancer, but not without a cost.”

Still, Patton said her recovery has not moved as quickly as she hoped.

She recently went into an appointment with her surgeon expecting a “glowing report” and to have several stitches removed. Instead, the stitches had to remain in place.

“Healing is happening, but just not as fast as I want it to,” Patton said. “I can’t will something to be.”

The setback capped an emotional week for Patton, who said she has been learning to accept how little control she has over the course of her recovery.

“The unexpected delays and detours are something I’m learning to lean into, but it’s not always easy,” she said.

Patton has made her Christian faith a central part of the updates, frequently sharing prayers, Bible verses and messages from followers who have gone through cancer and other serious illnesses.

In a Sept. 26 post, she described meeting another MD Anderson patient while shopping at Central Market. The woman, who Patton said was being treated for leukemia, told her that following Patton’s story gave her the courage to finally tell her son about her own cancer diagnosis.

Patton’s diagnosis came during another major transition. Just weeks earlier, she announced that the 11th season of Goodtaste with Tanji would be its last as she shifted her attention to her faith-based podcast, Goodtaste for the Soul.

The Houston native launched Goodtaste online in 2008 before bringing the food and wine series to television in 2016. Patton previously spent 17 years at News 4 San Antonio, where she worked as a reporter, anchor and host.

She recorded Monday’s update from her Houston home before filming another episode of her podcast.

“This has been and continues to be a beautiful journey, even with all the bumps along the way,” Patton said.