<div><strong>Help Us Heal: Supporting Lauren’s Breast Cancer Journey</strong>
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<div><strong>Lauren is just 38 </strong>and facing triple-negative <strong>breast cancer</strong>. Besides having Lyme disease, she just recently learned she’s <strong>BRCA1-positive</strong>. She is a mother of two, and the primary caregiver for her daughters, who have both Lyme and <strong>PANS/PANDAS</strong>. Please join us in supporting her personalized care, which <strong>isn’t covered by insurance.</strong>
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<div>My dear friend Lauren — only <strong>38 years old</strong> — was diagnosed last week with <em>triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)</em>. It’s Stage 1 but Grade 3, which means it’s <strong>fast-moving and needs immediate treatment</strong>. Although less than <strong>15%</strong> of all breast cancers are TNBC, her mom (at age 45), grandmother, and great-grandmother all passed away from it. Devastatingly, Lauren also recently learned she carries the <strong>BRCA1 gene, </strong>putting her at even<strong> higher risk for future breast and ovarian cancer.</strong>
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<div>She first discovered a lump in <strong>March 2025</strong>. She and her husband, Tim —a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan — <strong>relocated their entire family across the country</strong> to seek care at a specialized medical center. The center not only offered advanced treatment for her diagnosis but could also address her <strong>chronic Lyme disease</strong>, which she has been living with for over 25 years. Although the initial lump was benign, Lauren stayed at the clinic for her Lyme treatment — an intensive process that stretched to <strong>14 weeks</strong>, 5 longer than expected, due to COVID setbacks and sensitivity to several therapies. Despite the challenges, the treatment was highly effective and significantly reduced her symptoms. <strong>Just as they were preparing to return home, a follow-up scan showed a second mass in the same breast. This one is malignant.</strong>
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<div>Lauren chose to stay at the integrative clinic where her healing began; Envita Medical Center is a place that combines conventional care with holistic support tailored for complex, sensitive immune systems like hers. Insurance helps cover basic scans and labs, but not the clinic’s comprehensive healing protocols — including targeted &amp; personalized therapies, immune support, and detox. <strong>After spending tens of thousands on Lyme care, the cost of cancer treatment is a major burden.</strong>
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<div>Lauren and Tim’s two daughters also have <strong>Lyme and PANS/PANDAS</strong> — autoimmune and neurological conditions that require daily support. Lauren is their primary caregiver, and they rely on her deeply.
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<div>We’re asking for your help. Every gift will go toward Lauren’s treatment, housing, and the care her family needs. Whether or not you’re able to give, please share this with others. This is a chance to surround Lauren with the support she needs to heal and continue raising her daughters with the loving, present care only a mother can give.
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<div>Ways to support:
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<li>Contribute to this GoFundMe
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<li>Venmo Tim: @Tim-Kuppler
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<li>Contact <a href="https://www.envita.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Envita Medical Cente</a>r to directly apply your donation to Lauren Kuppler's account (donation receipt for taxes provided)
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<li><strong> SO VERY IMPORTANT: Share </strong><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/Supporting-Laurens-Breast-Cancer-Journey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>this link</strong></a><strong> with others! </strong>
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<div>Thank you!
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<div>Below are links with more information about the challenges Lauren and her family are currently facing.
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<div><a href="https://pandasnetwork.org/understanding-pandas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PANS/PANDAS</a>
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<div><a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/about/types-of-breast-cancer/triple-negative.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Triple-Negative Breast Cancer</a>
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<div><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WVvGm6f7GrC3IJeWp8OUZ54vdoRNUXwfYdp0PlGTsZU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lyme Disease Symptoms &amp; Quality of Life</a>
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<div><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ztD2rexUtvRJPULVcGaywThtaxQWPVk7L-qZrsK8wr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BRCA1 Gene &amp; My Future Cancer Risk</a>
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Help Us Heal: Supporting Lauren’s Breast Cancer Journey

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