Thursday, March 28, 2024

Meet the Wife of Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, Lacey Ringger Adams

Dr. Jerome Adams
Dr. Jerome Adams and his family

*Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said he’s “hopeful” the U.S. will have fewer COVID-19 deaths than he originally projected.

He told Fox News Sunday, “It’s tragically fitting that we’re talking at the beginning of Holy Week because this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives, quite frankly. This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it’s not going to be localized. It’s going to be happening all over the country. And I want America to understand that.”

Dr. Adams has been at the forefront of the pandemic as the nation works to curb the spread of the coronavirus. He has served as Surgeon General since September 2017, when he was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence, with Adams’ wife, Lacey, and their children, by his side for the ceremony.

For inquiring minds who are not SHOCKED that Dr. Adams’ wife lacks melanin, here’s what you need to know about Miss Lacey (via heavy.com).

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Dr. Jerome Adams

  • Lacey Adams Has Survived Skin Cancer Twice

Lacey Ringger Adams has been open about her struggles with skin cancer. She was diagnosed with melanoma twice in a decade. Adams blames her years spent in tanning beds and laying out in the sun when she was a teenager and throughout her 20s. She described her love of tanning in an op-ed for Women’s Health in May 2019:

“I was a pale blond who wanted a golden tan throughout my teens and 20s, and I would lay out in the sun for hours. At 14 years old, I started using indoor tanning beds regularly-my friend even had one in her house that we both used at least once a week. Now, I know that tanning beds are one of the biggest risks for all skin cancers, including melanoma. But back then, it was just something all of my friends did. We all wanted a “healthy glow,” a phrase that, in hindsight, makes me want to scream.”

Adams was diagnosed with melanoma the first time in 2009 after noticing a dark mole on her thigh. The cancer was detected early and she had surgery to remove it. She had screenings over the next several years to make sure it had not returned.

But Adams said she wasn’t paying as close attention to her health after her husband was named Surgeon General and the family relocated to Washington, D.C. She explained in the op-ed that she noticed lumps along her groin but did nothing about them for several months. She eventually mentioned them to a friend, who was also a doctor, who pushed her to get the lumps checked out. By the time she went to her primary care doctor, the skin cancer had progressed to Stage 3.

Adams had surgery to remove “12 cancerous lymph nodes and their surrounding tissue” in March 2018. Doctors then put her through immunotherapy treatments for the next several months. As of May 2019, Adams said her screens were free of cancer.

  • Adams Helps Her Husband Spread the Word About the Importance of Vaccinations On Her Social Media Pages


Lacey Adams keeps a relatively low profile online. Her Instagram page is set to private and her blog focuses on her battles with melanoma. She doesn’t tweet very often, but her account does include a few family photos. She has also used Twitter to advocate for the importance of vaccinations.

In July 2019, Adams retweeted a message from her husband, Dr. Jerome Adams. He was quoting California State Senator Richard Pan, who argued as to why every child needed to be vaccinated for common diseases. “Frankly, trying to refuse vaccines when your child needs it is an issue of privilege… What you are doing is relying on everyone else to vaccinate their child to protect yours.”
She also shared a tweet from the Surgeon General’s official account in April 2019. Dr. Adams had written, “Ive always said, 1 of the problems w/ public health is few appreciate it when it’s working, but everyone is shocked when we don’t support it, and bad things happen. We are healthier, safer, and more prosperous because of vaccinations!”

Earlier in 2019, Adams also expressed support for Ohio teenager Ethan Lindenberger, who was vaccinated against his parents’ wishes. Adams wrote, “He is amazingly brave, and I am so proud of him!”

  • Lacey & Jerome Adams Have Two Sons & One Daughter

Jerome and Lacey Adams have three children together. Their teenage sons are Caden and Eli. Their daughter Millie is the youngest of the bunch. According to Dr. Adams bio on the Health and Human Services website, the family also has a dog named Bella.

According to the couple’s respective Twitter accounts, Millie plays soccer and enjoys acting. She played the part of the wicked witch at an acting camp during the summer of 2019. Dr. Adams has also tweeted about going skiing with the kids, a family vacation to Niagara Falls, and participating in walks with the boys.

The entire family was on-hand when Dr. Adams was sworn in as the Surgeon General. According to the White House, Dr. Adams’ parents, Richard and Edrena Adams, were there along with Lacey’s parents, Ked and Shelley Ringger.

Read more about Lacey’s background here

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