"I was diagnosed in November of 2014 with stage 3 breast cancer which means it was a large mass not detected by a mammogram or even an examination by a breast surgeon. My life was saved by an MRI. This stage 3 also means it had begun to travel into my lymph nodes and was planning to kill me.
I had a mastectomy on Dec 16th and began 4 rounds of AC chemo/the red devil they call it, because it is indeed red. This was followed by another 7 rounds of Taxol. After this I received 28 rounds of radiation. So you could say that I was cut, poisoned and burned!
I reached out to Mama Mare, a local organization that I knew very little about. From my bed during chemo I created a team for the DeFeet breast cancer 5k in 2015. I was able to sit, bald and weak at the finish line to watch my family and friends come through.
After I completed treatment I met Krista and many amazing strong people who have made it their mission to battle this beast by helping others and making funds available so that the astronomical bills would be a little less burdensome. So that women sitting in chemo chairs for HOURS could be comfortable and have televisions. So that researchers can continue to find a cure and even prevention in the future.
Mama Mare sent me checks to help me pay for these sleeves that I must now wear for the rest of my life at $300 and up, and only last for six months.
Thanks to Mama Mare, The Team Jilly Bean Dream Trip and the Gregorin family,(in memory of Jill Lecorchick whose heroic five year battle with breast cancer ended in August of 2015) my family- my 2 children, my husband, and myself, were able to go to Aruba this past summer for a week to just breathe. Something we hadn’t done in a very long time.
So on behalf of all the heroes, the survivors, the women starting their battles, the women in the midst of their battles, and for those whose battles have ended but are never forgotten, thank you."
- Lisa
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