Sara's Breast Cancer Journey

For a moment, let me paint a picture of a daughter, a sister, a best friend, and a girlfriend-Sara O’Dell. A woman who is so full of life and has one of the most audible and charismatic laughs I’ve ever heard. She is a woman who has not for a second stopped being an extremely inviting person to new and old people in her life.

Last week, Sara flew to Florida for a visit with her family and scheduled an appointment for a lump in her breast she had recently noticed. After a series of biopsies, tests and scans, our worst nightmare became reality on Thursday, February 9th, when Sara was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. She is among the youngest breast cancer patients her team of doctors have worked with to date.

Needless to say, the journey ahead will be nothing short of a battle which we are CERTAIN Sara will overcome. After spending 7 years as a dedicated Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, Sara knows how important it is to be surrounded by a strong support system of friends and loved ones. As is the nature of this diagnosis, Sara is needing to act rapidly, requiring countless doctor visits, procedures, and medications. These costs will add up quickly and we are trying to reduce the financial stress so Sara can focus on what is important- kicking cancer’s ass!

This is where you come in. Any donations received will directly support Sara and her cancer journey. Whether it be medical bills, medication, fertility treatments, lost wages, or any other variables that will come into play in the next several months, anything and everything helps!

Sara will donate any surplus proceeds back to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. We are amidst setting up a personal blog/journal so anyone interested can stay in tune with Sara's Road to Remission. Link to be updated shortly.