A Corpus Christi TV meteorologist shared an update on her cancer treatment with viewers, and she said she’s “forever grateful” for the outpouring of support.
Diamond Dickson, a meteorologist with Coastal Bend NBC affiliate KRIS 6, shared some news on Facebook on Friday, June 26. She said she was finally reporting for surgery and thanking followers for their support. “You all have been the absolute best with your prayers and messages. I’m forever grateful,” Dickson said. “Lord, please provide and heal me completely. Bless the entire medical team and guide the surgeons. In Jesus name, Amen. I look forward to updating you all soon.”
Back in April, Dickson told followers that she had been battling a rare kidney cancer after multiple biopsies, MRIs, CT scans and PET scans led to a diagnosis. Though noting that the past few months have been some of the most difficult of her life, Dickson said she had “no choice but to fight” and that her faith has been keeping her going.
She told MySA via direct message on Monday, June 29, that she’s still in the hospital recovering post-surgery but “pushing through as much as I can.”
“I still have a lot of pain post surgery but that’s expected, especially with my body already being tired from 6 rounds of chemo,” she wrote. “Next, I’ll have a follow up with my surgeon in some weeks and we’ll do another scan to determine if all the cancer is gone. That’s what I’m praying for.”
Dickson joined KRIS 6 in 2024 from a sister station in Bryan/College Station and Waco, but began her career at a station in Amarillo. She holds multiple degrees: a bachelor’s in mass communication earned at Sam Houston State University in 2019; a master’s in leadership and human resource development from Louisiana State University in 2021; and a bachelor’s in broadcast operational meteorology from Mississippi State University.
When she shared her diagnosis in April, Dickson noted that she initially thought she had a kidney infection. She was suffering from kidney concerns and what she called “intense flank pain,” and her doctors described her as a “unicorn case” because she had a healthy lifestyle.
“While there is a low survival rate and technically no cure, I know God is right here with me, and it’s part of my assignment in this season, and maybe for life,” she wrote in April. “This is a tough journey, an ugly one too, but I know God wouldn’t have me fighting this beast if he wasn’t going to do it with me. In Psalms 3:3, it says ‘But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.’ It is because of Him that I am made strong in my weakness.”