My Story
April 22,2024 would be the day that changed my life… I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. My world initially crumbled around me. I didn’t know what any of this meant… I would very soon learn that I had the most aggressive breast cancer you can get. It spreads faster, and is more likely to recur than other types. Tyler and I cried. And then we looked at each other, and almost at the same time, said “we’re going to beat this.” And that is what we did.
Six months of chemo, 20 rounds of radiation, and a year of immunotherapy (almost done with those infusions!!) and my lumpectomy in March of 2025 showed NED (no evidence of disease)!!
Breast cancer is not something I expected to experience at 38, in the best health I had ever been in in my adult life, newly married and living my best life. But what I learned in the various groups I joined, is that this disease does not care how old you are, how healthy you are, how active you are. It does not discriminate.
Beating cancer was the hardest mental fight I have ever fought. I wanted to quit. My husband wouldn’t let me. I cried, a lot. I slept, a lot. I felt pretty bad for a lot of days during chemo. But I won. I have done Susan G Komen walks before. But this one is personal. This one means a lot more.
This year, I joined the Komen community and registered for the Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk. I am dedicated to Komen's mission of ending breast cancer forever, and I need your help. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today in support of my fundraising efforts.
Your support helps us get one step closer to a world without breast cancer. Funds raised help support breakthrough research and provide assistance to those facing breast cancer today who need our support. Whether it’s emotional support via Komen’s helpline, financial support through Komen’s financial assistance program, or navigation services to break down barriers to care, Komen will be there for them.
Ending breast cancer needs all of us, and your generosity can make a real difference. Together, let’s show breast cancer patients there’s a whole community standing by their side.
Will you please join me in this fight by making your donation today?
