in november 1993, jacqueline onassis was thrown from her horse while she was fox hunting in middleburg, virginia. she was taken to the hospital. doctors found a swollen lymph node in her groin. they thought it was an infection at first. the fall made her health worse over the next six months. in december, onassis had new symptoms such as stomach pain and swollen lymph nodes in her neck. she had non-hodgkin lymphoma. she began chemotherapy in january 1994. by march, the cancer had spread to her spinal cord and brain. by may, it had spread to her liver. her condition was terminal.