Most have heard the saying “pulled the rug from underneath me. “ well that’s how I felt when after getting my routine mammogram the Dr called and said I needed additional imaging. Riding on a roller coaster backwards and my seatbelt came unfastened is how i felt when the additional imaging turned into getting a biopsy that confirmed the presence of breast cancer. I was shocked to say the least. I didn’t feel a lump like many women who discover their diagnosis. And to my knowledge I didn’t have a family history of breast cancer so how’d this happen to me. Immediately after those thoughts came the “Dang God why me? I felt like if not for bad luck I wouldn’t have any. What I do know is that my worst fear came true. I always worried about being here for my kids until they at least became productive adult members of society. I never wanted to leave them alone in this cold cold world to have to fight life’s happenings alone. I wanted to be here to fight for them how I wanted someone to fight for me. The way I fought through the many many obstacles that came my way thus far. So I decided to put my why me, sorrows and questioning aside and I decided to turn my pain into purpose. I decided to Fight Like A Girl. And I want you to fight me with me. I have recently been declared as cancer free and my goal is to bring more awareness to breast cancer, treatments and to raise as much as I can towards ending breast cancer all together. Please help me reach my goal by donating and joining my team “Team Fight Like a Girl” and participating in the upcoming walk on Sunday, May 18th.