On Monday, October 23, 2023, I received a call that would instantly change my life. "Your biopsy results are back, and you have breast cancer." Stunned, I asked if she was sure she had dialed the correct phone number. She was sure. 

The news had come as a complete shock, yet not a total surprise. I'd been on the 6-month mammo plan for many years.  They'd obviously been watching something but no matter how many times I went, it never turned into anything. Until it did. 

Turns out, I had Stage 1, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. The best kind of bad news you can get. The prognosis was positive from the start - and so was I. It was small, early, and most important - very treatable and beatable. The plan was clear. A Lumpectomy would occur in Nov and Radiation treatments (4wks, Daily) would begin in December. After a minor setback (appendicitis), everything went to plan and I completed my treatments, putting cancer in my rearview in January2024.  To quote my very wise and loving mother, "I am one of the luckiest people I know", but while my battle is over, the fight rages on, to find a cure for this dreadful disease. 

Through my experience, the thing that moved me to tears the most, was the outpouring of support from family and friends (some friends I didn't even know I had). It was overwhelming to say the least, and at that time, I made a promise to every single one of you, that I would pay all that love and support forward. I'm proud to say that I'm doing just that.  

In August2025, I will undertake an incredible challenge. I've already committed and am asking for your continued support as I hold true to my promise to you. 

I'm excited to announce that I will be participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk, New England. I will walk beside my cousin Jen, a veteran 3-Day walker, and together, we will walk with The Pink Angels in this march for a cure.

The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. It will be hard, but it’s not as hard as breast cancer. It’s not as hard as chemo. It’s not as hard as getting bad news at your latest scan. It’s certainly not as hard as saying goodbye. Therefore, I must do this. I will walk for me, for you, for the survivors who fought battles as courageous, and more courageous, than my own, and I will walk for those who have yet to be diagnosed.

3 Days - 60 Miles - One Goal: We will walk in an effort to end breast cancer forever, for all of us. 

Please help me proudly continue the fight to kick this thing's ass, once and for all!