Behind the scenes of my advocacy and year five as a breast cancer survivor

You all know my story of being diagnosed with stage 3C triple negative breast cancer at the age of 40 in July 2014. My children where 15, 11,5,3 and 1 year old. I  have no family history, no BRACA, and no rhyme or reason breast cancer chose me. I defied every reason I should not of ever been diagnosed. No family history, no gene mutations, I breast fed all five of my children. I certainly had oncologist searching for a link or answer. Not one was ever found.

Fast forward one year later, as I did remarkable in my treatments, had a PCR no cancer found during my bilateral mastectomy and now an excellent prognosis.
 I achieved a PCR cancer free with a POSITIVE MINDSET and faith! My lets get this off my plate, I'm not slowing down and will live fully during treatments and breast cancer WILL NOT TAKE MY LIFE, keep me down, or steal my happiness. My positive attitude and my perseverance is how I became cancer free.

I really consider my breast cancer as a blessing in many ways as it not only made myself and family steel. It has forever changed the way I view and see life!
My son who is a senior will study biology and micro medical in college. His goal for his career is to create vaccines and treatments for breast cancer and other life threatening diseases and illnesses to help others. As my breast cancer helped guide him on his journey and career path.

The fact that I had breast cancer has placed me on a journey that has been remarkable in helping others with breast cancer and raising funds towards their treatments as well as funds for research.

I started writing my blog to share with others, the good, the bad days, my feelings, side effects,  personal treatments, and journey in becoming cancer free. I wanted to share with women to help ease, comfort and show it is survivable, life and health do resume and return to normalcy. They too can prevail as I did!

After my blog started God has placed many amazing opportunities for myself and family to help others

I received a call in 2015 that told me I won the survivor award and they wanted me to speak at a  Susan G. Komen race for the cure! I was so honored to share with others and to show hope and good health!

See the link to my news interview and photo

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I also  world go on to participate in a wide webcam  to help raise funds to find a cure for triple negative breast 

I have been invited to NASCAR twice and raised funds that assisted in medical treatments and funds for those with breast cancer. 

I  have spoken at numerous events such as Pink Pumps and Bow ties, Filmed a national ad called Face of Fierce to show others yet again that there is hope and its survivable And told my story recently again, and interviewed with Susan G. Komen to help as many others as possible!  

My latest interview was in late September this year 2019 with Shannon Spake a NASCAR correspondent for ESPN for the Infinity 250 Race for the cure. I had the opportunity to speak with BCBS insurance company of the importance of all treatments and preventive care be covered as well as  the treatment of breast cancer patients. The sea of hot pink tee shirts that day is always  PERSONAL for myself and family! 

The last pictures are of just before my diagnoses in June 2014 and how healthy I looked and felt
I had no clue I had stage 3C. Photos of how my children have grown in the last five years and all the LIFE WE HAVE TRULY LIVED! 
Treatments do end! 
Health does return! 

My oldest is now a junior in college and 21 (in the picture above). He is humbled and will always be an advocate and appreciate our time together we are blessed to help others.
My second will attend college in the Fall of 2020, play college football, study biology to help with treatments in the future
My daughter in the fifth grade has the kindest heart, and just beginning to understand breast cancer and our family's journey
My daughter in the fourth grade and my strongest willed, she is a joy , and watching her grow and her achievements are truly a blessing.
My youngest is a first grader, and I am truly enjoying his field trips, flag football games and watching him grow

I will continue to raise my voice and help others I will continue to pray for all my pink sisters that they heal in Gods speed! I will encourage hope, and show breast cancer is survivable and the importance coming together and helping each other! Life does continue, treatments do end and health can be restored! 

RAISE YOUR VOICE, HELP OTHERS,PRAY FOR ALL OUR PINK SISTERS, HAVE A POSITIVE MINDSET 

When something bad happens you have three choices.
You can either let it define you,let it destroy you or you can let it strengthen you!