I'm starting this funding page for a woman many of us know as "Mom". She's been there to help so many in so many ways and now she needs our help. This is her story: Let me introduce myself, my name is Brenda. I'm 47, a non-smoker, a non-drug user and only drink the occasional glass of wine. I'm married to Shane, my husband of 20+ years and we live with our 6 children (of the 4 legged kind). On June 23, 2024 at 7:38pm, we got the shock of our lives. I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. First off, if I get nothing out of this but the information I'm sharing being used to help someone else, then it was a success. To all women, you don't have to feel sick or feel a lump to have Breast Cancer (or any cancer). This journey started back in May of this year with a cough, then in June I felt a small lump under my arm while showering after mowing the lawn. Well.....2 hospitals (Baylor St. Luke's and then M D Anderson Cancer Center), 2 sets of diagnostic mammograms, 2 sets of ultrasounds, 4 biopsies, a bone density scan, MRI of the brain and CT scans from neck to pelvis later, we've found that it's more severe than originally thought. It is Stage 4 Triple Negative Breast Cancer and it has metastisized to my liver, chest and neck. Less than 15 months ago this wasn't even a concern. My only concern was seeing to my husband's medical conditions and to my Type 1 diabetes (I've had this for almost 30 years) There was no cancer . Triple Negative Breast Cancer is one of the most aggressive and fastest growing types of Breast Cancer. If I had been punctual with my yearly screenings (not 3 months late) the cancer would have been caught early, giving me more time. More time with my grandkids, more time with my dogs, more time to finish my Bachelor's in HR degree, more time with my husband, more time with our family and friends, more time to live....life. I still try my best to keep a brave face and strong spirit. I still try to do the yardwork that I enjoy. I still try to spend time with my grandkids, family and friends. I still try to inspire lead by example, those that I work with. We were holding our own financially even with both our pre-existing medical conditions and the inflated economy. My insurance is helpful but with cancer all bets are off. There are no generics for chemotherapy. The plan for the donations received is to offset the copays and out of pocket costs for chemo, labs, procedures, surgeries and doctor visits, extra expenses to deal with the side effects, and to ease the cost of repeated travel to appointments and treatments. Once again, you don't have to feel sick to have cancer Thank you in advance and any size donation will be greatly appreciated.
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