Even tho I've been cancer free for five years I am still very much "In the World of Cancer"

Even tho I have been cancer free over 5 years now, I am still very much "in the world of cancer" 

 with my advocacy. I'm humbled, privileged, and always honored to be able to RAISE MY VOICE these last five years and help so many others affected by cancer and breast cancer.

I really want to address a small/few that even given a second chance, becoming cancer free and healthy, they remain worried, negative and entertain all the "What IF's". 

A few things I know for certain are,  tomorrow is never a guarantee and we have no control over life's events!

Any of us at any moment can be in a tragic unforeseen car accident, or a million other life threatening random occurrences.

I personally have the honor of knowing several stage 4 breast cancer SURVIVORS who are living 7 & 10 years with stable tumors. They are the most positive, strong determined women I am honored to be acquainted with. 

When life threw me a curve ball July 2014 with a stage 3 triple negative breast cancer diagnosis. I have five kids and I had three choices.

I could let it define me

I could let it destroy me

OR ~ I chose to let it strengthen me!

I have never looked back, ever entertained any "What If's"

I can honestly say I LIVE EVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST

I took stage 3 and absolutely turned it into a positive and became steel

I have worked with numerous organizations and raised money for BC patients treatments, encouraged hope, and shown so many its survivable! Your health and life will resume, treatments do end for most!

You do not need to compare yourself to a statistic or a number. I beat all odds in both my diagnosis and full cancer free recovery. We are all unique and not a mass number or statistic. Science changes daily. What I was told five years ago is very different than what research, and treatments are today.

I want to talk about how I prevailed. 

I never entertained that BC was going to take my life

I did not have gloom and doom, pity parties

I got out of bed and tried my best to have as much normalcy as I was able too during treatments

I always envisioned dancing at my children's weddings, and being a Grandmother to future grandchildren.

I never look for problems in my future, and live happily

I drink craft beer, I eat pizza and cheese burgers, and book vacations I cant afford!

I'm living everyday to the fullest and making memories with my kids and family. 

I refuse to waist time and the precious gift of the day I have been given on worry!

My 17 yr old  just signed with a Division ll college football program, and will enter college at 17. He will study biology towards his future goal of a Microbiology degree in hopes of finding future vaccines and cures for life threatening diseases. 

My 21 is now a junior in college, and lived on his own since he was 18. He has maintained a full time student status taking 17 credit hours and worked 50 hours a week full time all at once. He is also an advocate. He  has attended many breast cancer events with me and helped raise money for others. 

We do not use or say the word cant in my family. If you want it you will! Simply say you wont if your not interested because if you are passionate & have determination about something you certainty CAN achieve it!

I am gearing up to be on the leadership team for The American Cancer Society (Stand Against Breast Cancer) campaign and will once again RAISE MY VOICE to help others! 

When I woke up today, God did not give me this gift of time foe me to worry.

I'm so blessed today to hug my kids and watch them grow.

I make future plans, I stop and take a few minutes for myself. I am not weighed down by any uncertainties and know I'm really living my life. I have too many blessings today to count and refuse to waist any precious time.

I'm continuously letting God guided me to my next BC Campaign where I can help others!

I always pray for all my Pink Sisters that you heal in Gods speed. That you don't let BC rattle your soul or steal your happiness or gift of life today!

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!

I am five years cancer free with a excellent prognosis ~ Positive Outcomes for TNBC

I want you to take a moment to consider how many things you have seen, experienced, all the precious moments and memories you have lived in the past five years.
It is more than personal for myself and family. Five years ago when I was diagnosed with stage 3 C triple negative breast cancer it was unconscionable to ever imagine or see myself as I sit here now.

When you hear breast cancer and certainty stage 3C, with  my life on the line it was a defining, life long, changing moment and a diagnosis for myself and entire family. At my initial diagnosis I remember the thoughts that flashed across my mind. I'm young, I have no family history, my children need their mom, I want to attend their weddings, see my future grandchildren and I cant leave my husband who is my soulmate to raise them alone.
My five children at the time where a freshman in high school, middle school, first grade, toddler, and an infant.
Needless to say the random thoughts where very short lived. I found my inner core and strength, became steel, had sheer determination,  a positive mindset and never again entertained that it was going to take my life. I had such pure faith, and still do that it was not my time and I would become, remain cancer free and be an advocate to help as many others as I am able to with their BC journeys also!
On my journey I have helped raise money towards women's treatments and medical bills. I have won survivor awards, publicly spoken, helped raise 1 million from NASCAR towards medical bills, filmed a national ad campaign for breast cancer. I have interviewed with the media & aired on the news to show you can over come and survive BC.The very most important thing I have done and  continue to do is reach out to my pink sisters all over the world to help them have courage, hope and see there is a life after treatments, and they too can prevail and become steel as I did! I am living life, my health is fully restored as they can too. There is always hope and BC is survivable.

My children live life to the fullest, we all do. My journey has made them stronger, advocates and they too inspire, my family is completely humbled. Our journey has been a team effort every step of the way. I watch my oldest in college fastly achieving his goals and dreams, attending galas with me to help raise funds for patients BC treatments and helping others. I am watching my junior now in high school play football, close in on his future dreams of college, win awards due to his compassion and ability to inspire others.   I have watched my baby start kindergarten and play flag football My fourth and third graders become young ladies and really relish in our "girl time together".  I am attending field trips.
 Our family vacations are full of laughter and love and we never forgot how blessed we all truly are.
We have honestly really lived these past five years with no fear, enjoyed every moment.
My family turned stage 3 into something positive!


I am just shy of  five years cancer free with an excellent prognosis.

Please remember the positive outcomes

 I have studied UK, Canada,US, and  San Antonio TNBC annual meeting as well many long term studies.

It is imperative we remember TNBC is a very survivable disease.

TNBC is very chemo-sensitive and survival rates were 86%, and 83%, .TNBC is more sensitive to chemotherapy. The rate of pathological complete remission (PCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is higher than in other breast cancer subtypes

The majority of women with triple negative breast cancers are -- thankfully -- cured and survive. Triple negative cancer is something that if it has not come back by the five-year mark

After 3 years the chance of recurrence of TNBC is reduced by 50%. With each year after the 3 year mark the chance of recurrence is reduced by an additional 10%-15%. Long term survivors (longer than 5 years) have almost a 0% rate that the disease will not recur. With other breast cancers the recurrence rate climbs after the first 5 years. (You have a 90.6% to not have metastasis)

Please keep your eyes on the bright light at the end of treatments they do end! I'm down to a simple blood test once a year. 

Your not alone, all of us Pink sisters know how you feel. I am humbled and blessed to of met so many and follow your journeys as you prevail too!

May you heal in Gods speed!

Five years ago it was 1 in 9 diagnosed with breast cancer. Its now  1 in 8 now. 

A self exam once a month (five minutes of your time) can lead to early detection. 

This is Team Fox living life! It really does return to normalcy and treatments become a distant memory. They do end!

You may not know your strengths or talents until there are no other options ~

You may not know your strengths or talents until there are no other  options. When faced with my life on the line, my inner strength, strong mindset, and sheer determination  are a top few of the factors that lead mt to turn stage 3 into something positive. 

I have been challenged, my life has been on the line, and I do not entertain excuses or (cant do attitude) If you want it YOU WILL! 

When I was diagnosed with stage 3C breast cancer in July 2014 I had five kids ages 14, 10, 4, 2 and a 1 year old. 

With no family history, and no rhyme or reason I  was DETERMINED to conquer breast cancer,and fully live life. I beat stage 3 and have an now have excellent prognosis by my determination, positive mind set and faith. I turned stage 3 into something positive! I am proud to be The Face of Fierce! 

Courage is not the absence of fear, its the conquest of it!

I am honored and privileged to turn my journey into a positive way to help so many.

I have been blessed with a gift to engage, tell my story of triumph, share my positive outcome with so many. I have spoken and helped raised money for many who cant afford medical treatments. 

I recently filmed a new campaign called The Face of Fierce showing the positive, triumphant, and courageous side of breast cancer. It will have a YouTube channel, website, full TV and ad campaign

in hopes of shinning a bright light on how our scars from breast cancer have made us fierce, Its survivable, my life has resumed to full normalcy.

http://www.thefaceoffierce.com

The Face of Fierce is starting its launching!

Full ad campaign, commercial, photo print ad, YouTube!

They have started the website (new working on it) link above.

With stage 3C,my life on the line,I was DETERMINED to conquer breast cancer, and fully live life. I beat stage 3 and now have an excellent prognosis that I credits to my determination, positive mind set and faith. I turned stage 3 into something positive!

My journey to help others has resulted in meeting so many other breast cancer women from all over the world. I have shed tears, of both happiness and great sadness for some that where not as fortunate as me and lost their lives.

I had the privilege to meet Kyle Busch see NASCAR behind the scenes and watch him graciously donate 1 million to pay for BC women life saving treatments. I helped raise money at the last Gala I spoke to help an additional 16 have treatments.

I was on the news and able to turn the negative message into you too can prevail and survive!

I am very proud to be part of The Face of Fierce campaign, as it will help so many benefit from life saving treatments and also see they too can prevail! Breast cancer!

Breast cancer is NOT bald heads, pale and sickly looking its Bold, Strength, Courage, and Battle Scars that have only made us all who fought or are currently fighting stronger and STEEL!

We are all THE FACE OF FIERCE!

HELP OTHER PINK SISTERS!

I was diagnosed with stage 3 Triple Negative with five children on the line & my positive can do attitude greatly contributed to my excellent prognosis

I am rarely surprised at peoples large range of reactions when they discover I am a stage 3C survivor.
Some have questions, some are encouraged, some praise God, some say you don't look like you had breast cancer, and some simply do not know what to say. It is always interesting. When I speak with those battling, in treatment or newly diagnosed I can absolutely tell who will have lesser symptoms and side effects and will get through treatment easier by their positive "can and will do" mindset.

Breast cancer is very survivable
The average survival rate for people with breast cancer is 90%.  If the cancer is located only in the breast, survival rate of people with breast cancer is 99%. 

Many will survive however the speed bumps in your journey will either be minimal, or largely challenging all by your emotional mindset.
A positive mindset is 80% of the battle already won. Negative breeds negative and a downward spiral. Its harmful to both you, your health, your family and all those around you. You owe it to yourself to be positive and know the benefits are great when you achieve this mindset.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, its the conquest of it!

LIFE and PEOPLE CANT RATTLE MY SOUL or STEAL MY HAPPINESS!

I was diagnosed with stage 3 C Triple Negative  with five children on the line. A freshman in high school, middle school, first grader, preschooler and infant. No family history, no brca, no rhyme no reason.
I could either let it break and change me, define me or strengthen me.
So I said I'm swinging with all I've got, this will not slow me down, take my life, and it will only strengthen me. I was going to get this off my plate and resume normalcy with the least adverse reactions possible.

We hired a college girl to come in three days a week for a total of only fifteen hours a week to carpool and watch the kids while I  received chemo and treatments.
My husband could not lose his job, so he had to continue to go to work. No family in NC its just the seven of us.

I would come home after chemo and walk into constructive chaos with five children, and still resume normalcy as their mother.
My veins would not corporate after my initial scans, and my port needed to be placed ASAP so I could start chemo so I had it put in regardless of the inability of sedation. I went into the  operating room completely sober  with only a drape so my vision was obstructed and a numbed area.  The surgeon talked to me wide awake the entire surgery as my port was placed.
I was also home 24 hours after my bilateral, both breast removed on Tylenol no narcotics being a mom to my kids.

All of my positive can do attitude contributed to my ability to remain as energetic, healthy, and have the normalcy with my children to continue my mom routine. It enabled me to beat stage 3 C and have an excellent prognosis with minimal speed bumps, and truly minimal side effects

When you tell me you are on medications to even sleep at night, scared, depressed, and worried all the time, I say to you its imperative to remember BC is very survivable. Or you say you are worried about a reassurance. You could be in a random car accident. Life is full of unforeseen events and you have the ability to remain strong, and positive. Life absolutely returns to normal, your health will be restored.  Treatment will end! You will travel again, have that margarita again, celebrate your children and family. If you are a survivor, don't let worry steal your time or happiness. You are here after your battle was won to LIVE and enjoy every day and life.

Now that I am a survivor, I am forever changed. I am stronger, love harder, see clearly, enjoy watching and celebrating all the milestones, achievements and accomplishments of  my children.
I enjoy every moment, ups and downs watching my children grow, and spending my life with my husband.

I am an advocate, speak to others, help raise money, awareness and help others!

I am blessed to meet many Pink Sisters from all walks of life, all over the world.
All of us Pink Sisters are here to encourage each other, be supportive, let each other know there is HOPE, a bright light & life after treatment. We offer strength, love, a ear to listen or a shoulder and hug for each other!
We know how each other feels to be diagnosed with breast cancer, and the battle endured.

I was honored  to speak at a large function, gala to help raise money for medical bills and treatment for patients with breast cancer, and will be speaking again on Friday at another large event to help raise more.
I am blessed to share my journey with others and pray it helps encourage hope in others along their journey to beat breast cancer as I did!

I am not defined by money, medical bills, I don't let stress, or any of life's hiccups or unforeseen speed bumps rattle my soul or steal my happiness! I am breathing today and its that simple!  Its a gift, I am blessed and I LIVE every single day happy, appreciative and blessed!



I spoke on Friday at a large Gala
Was a great night. I got to sit with Debra Morgan wonderful selfless woman. I met her coworkers Gerald Owens and Greg Fishel a few years ago when I won the survivor award. The Wral team is awesome. We raised enough money last night to cover 16 women’s treatments!!!
So blessed my speech went very well and we nailed it! 
What a phenomenal young man Robbie my oldest son is is. He was the youngest by far in a packed house among physicians, celebrities and the media as he held his own and I couldn’t be more proud of him!

Four years after prevailing against Triple Negative BC ````Positives outcomes````

Next month (July) will be my four year anniversary since beating triple negative stage 3C breast cancer. 

I have no family history of any cancer, and am BRAC negative with no gene mutations. 

I was in Walt Disney world spending a week with my children then ages 1,3,5,11,14 years old. I was in great shape, near felt better, looked healthy, had a ton of energy, and NO CLUE I had stage 3C.

We returned home, I frankly had an itch at my upper rib cage, scratched my ribs, under my arm pit at 2 am stumbled upon and felt this large (size of my finger) Woke up  my husband and said "What the Hell is this"? I had small size A cup breasts. How could I of missed this?

I was able to go see a OB/GYN doctor the next day who felt it and told me it felt like a fatty cyst, I had nothing to worry about and sent me in for a mammogram. She assured me it was a non cancerous cyst and all was fine. 

I went in by myself that Friday to confirm my "cyst" and have a mammogram without my husband, as we where certain all was well.

After FOUR negative mamo's that afternoon (even tho you could feel this large tumor) the radiologist called me to a back room to preform a biopsy. When she inserted small titanium ribbons into my right breast over the tumor and said "this is to guide the surgeon" I did not need to wait for the lab to confirm on Monday. I knew something was terribly wrong. 

Monday's call  confirmed  I had breast cancer. I met with a surgeon Thursday that told me I had triple negative breast cancer. She explained A diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer means that the three most common types of receptors known to fuel most breast cancer growth–estrogen, progesterone, and the HER-2/neu gene– are not present in the cancer tumor and that TNBC is very aggressive. She then told me I needed to have chemotherapy first prior to any surgery. 

After sitting down with my oncologist the following week and having an array of tests in the weeks to follow, scans, heart mugga tests and labs galore I was then staged at 3C, and given a 17 chemo treatment regimen. I had a surgical port placed in SOBER, only numbed the area and was wide awake in the OR due to lack of cooperation of my veins due to all the prior tests.  The port need to go in ASAP so I could start chemo.

At this point I had a choice. I could throw the worlds biggest pity party, or I could swing with my full force and give this fight everything I had! When I looked at my husband and five children I knew TNBC was not going to take my life! 

My first chemo treatment my tumor shrank in half, after my 2nd treatment my tumor was undetectable! I sat for five total treatments (only 30 percent of my prescribe treatments) and had a bilateral mastectomy(donated my tissue to study in hopes to help others) November that year 2014 on my oldest sons 15th and dads birthday and woke up with a PCR, no micro cancer cells and given an excellent prognosis. I did not have any radiation treatments due to my PCR.

Six months later I was involved in a horrific car accident that totaled my car into a crumble of torn steel with my three youngest in the car. front nor side airbags ever deployed. All four of us walked away without a scratch.

God has complete control, and the only control I have is how I choose to treat others and live my life. 

I have been given a miracle, and could not be any more blessed to spend and LIVE my life watching my kids grow with my best friend, my husband,  enjoying the rest of our family.

Life is full of unscripted challenges, its not easy, our finances are strained after medical bills, I cant feel my breasts, I miss having nipples, and its never easy to have all the connections with so many pink sisters, and watching them them go through their treatments. 

 I am breathing today full of health and energy! There are hiccups and speed bumps I choose to get over at full speed because I know there are ALWAYS a silver linings ahead in the near distance. I LOVE MY LIFE and every moment is a gift I never take for granted.I have no regrets and would do nothing differently. I turned my journey into  strength I use in my daily life and too help others. We where blessed to have Kyle and Samantha Busch donate a million dollars for women's medical bills whom cannot afford treatments..

There is a BRIGHT LIGHT after treatments Life absolutely returns to normal! You turn into steel and life's moments are sweeter and forever precious. You take nothing for granted!

Be fierce, STAY POSITIVE, have faith, Its Ok to sit in bed have a quick cry then get up (NO GLOOM or DOOM) A positive mindset is 80% of the battle already won. 

"Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the conquest of it!"

It is important for my pink sisters of TNBC  to remember it has many

Positives outcomes!

I have studied UK, Canada,US, and  San Antonio TNBC annual meeting as well many long term studies.

It is imperative we remember TNBC is a very survivable disease

TNBC is very chemo-sensitive

and survival rates were 86%, 83%, and 83%, respectively.TNBC is more sensitive to chemotherapy. The rate of pathological complete remission (PCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is higher than in other breast cancer subtypes

The majority of women with triple negative breast cancers are -- thankfully -- cured and survive. Triple negative cancer is something that if it has not come back by the five-year mark

After 3 years the chance of recurrence of TNBC is reduced by 50%. With each year after the 3 year mark the chance of recurrence is reduced by an additional 10%-15%. Long term survivors (longer than 5 years) have almost a 0% rate that the disease will not recur. With other breast cancers the recurrence rate climbs after the first 5 years. (You have a 90.6% to not have metastasis)

Please keep your eyes on the bright light at the end of treatments they do end! I'm down to a simple blood test every six months. 

Your not alone, all of us Pink sisters know how you feel. I am humbled and blessed to of met so many and follow your journeys as you prevail too!

May you heal in Gods speed!

Four years ago it was 1 in 9 diagnosed with breast cancer. Its closer to 1 in 7 now. 

A self exam once a month (five minutes of your time) can lead to early detection. 

I will always be an advocate & help others battling TNBC ~ I'm here & healthy three years later with an excellent prognosis and you can prevail too!

I have officially hit my 3 year Cancer Free Anniversary!

At diagnosis July 2014 Stage 3C
I only did 30% of my prescribed chemo and was not required to have radiation due to my PCR.
Here is a synopsis below of TNBC

God is good every day! I am reminded I truly have NO problems as I'm healthy and raising my children! I never minimize my miracles and am very passionate about sharing hope to others that are struggling with TNBC!

I will always be an advocate

I speak frequently to other women battling
I work with Pretty in Pink and The Helene Foundation
We where able to get Samantha and Kyle Busch to donate a million dollars toward women's medical bills who can not afford treatment.

Triple-negative breast cancer is:

estrogen-receptor-negative
progesterone-receptor-negative
HER2-negative

About 15% to 20% of breast cancers are triple-negative. Triple-negative cancers can be more aggressive, harder to treat, and more likely to come back than cancers that are hormone-receptor-positive and/or HER2-positive. Hormonal therapy and the targeted therapies Herceptin do not work

Risks
Women (17.4%) without a BRCA1/2 mutation were diagnosed with breast cancer when they were younger than 40
Women who have multiple children and breast fed was less (less than 5% risk) (I by all statistics should of never had TNBC)

Treatment given before surgery to weaken or shrink the cancer is called neoadjuvant treatment. Neoadjuvant treatment often is recommended when the breast cancer is large, aggressive, and/or has spread beyond the breast to surrounding tissue. (I was stage 3C)

A PCR (women who had breast cancer surgery after chemotherapy was completed. A pathologist examined the tissue that was removed to see if there were signs of cancer cell activity)
I HAD A PCR all cancer gone!

Overall PCR rates were:
41.4% for women treated with standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone (this was my treatment)

At 3 years, patients who achieved pCR vs no PCR
demonstrated lower rates of recurrence (2.9% vs. 13.3%),

I want to share with you my last speech I gave to many TNBC ladies and a few of their replies.

My speech

A mother and TNBC pink sister recently passed away I am reminded yet again how uniquely bonded all of us TNBC ladies are.
It occurred to me not only do we all realize all factors, ups, downs, triumphs, and eyes wide open to all of the in-between.
I hear often "my new normal". In my case I feel it was adapting, and after my treatments I am now forever changed. Mostly greatly improved and for the better, but my eyes wide opened is both a blessing and hindrance as well. I gained friendships, strengthened bonds, my marriage is steel and I'm a miracle who NEVER minimizes my silver linings and blessings daily. I'm more emotional, and relish in my 5 children's lives I am privileged to share with them and watch them grow. I see my family and extended family for who they truly are and who was there and sadly not there when I battled for my life. I lost people I consider friends sadly clearly not the case. I witnessed how amazing strangers and acquaintances are to offer help and prayers. People who sacrificed their busy schedules and valuable time to help. I am now steel and grab every silver lining I can. My finances are strained at best, my medical bills are unobtainable in my lifetime, and I could care less.I no longer have toxic selfish people in my or my children's life.We are blessed to be surround by friends and family who too gained strength thru my battle and love us. Our silver lings are plentiful. I'm healthy and cancer free! I'm LIVING my life and I can honestly say Its that simple! I'm not weighed down by the "small things'. I don't let uncontrollable events, worry, or fear ever steal my happiness. I truly do not have any problems!
I was TNBC July 2014 stage 3C
My bilateral Nov 2014 I had a PCR No micro no cancer nodes clear that gave me an excellent prognosis and no radiation!
I'm here and healthy three years later with an excellent prognosis and you can prevail too and many do!
I truly know what you are battling, or have battled and how you all feel! You and your families are in my prayers!
Don't let the little things, or any person weigh on you! Keep your eye on the prize and keep supporting each other! The only control we have in life is how we behave ourselves, and how we treat each other!
I appreciate all my pink sisters
Those who are fighting
May you heal in Gods speed

Beautifully said sister. I wish I could hug you and I could not agree more
Well said sister! Congratulations on 3 year Anniversary! Yeah! Happy dancing with you! 💃🏻
Beautifully spoken. I'm with you on that my Pink Sister❤️👍
it's the new normal. Ur not the only one..love u
This...Great post. Fight on.
Well said. You speak for all of us.
This is absolutely perfect and something I needed to hear today as I continue my battle. Thank you ❤
Your words connected with me (and I'm certain many others)
So true God bless I am very grateful 🙏🏻💕
Yes! We are bonded as sisters, possibly stronger than blood. We speak a secret language, sometimes without saying a word, sometimes it's a mood we pick up on. The world can be a strange place after walking the tightrope between life and death. Even those who stuck around to hold our hand can not feel like we do. Usually it's late in the evening I feel the pull to my sisters pages. I am both heartbroken and uplifted being there, but it's the one place I feel I "belong"
.i often feel the fear and go to the dark side. I was diagnosed on May of this year as stage 2....unfortunately in had one node positive. I am also BRCA positive. My road ahead is long and overwhelming.....but strength from my pink sisters helps me stay focused.

I receive letters, messages and am truly inspired by women across the country. I too appreciate them reaching out to me!