Support Jennifer's Battle Against Breast Cancer

Our friend Jennifer is in the fight of her life....... This is her story....

"It's something that you never think will happen to you. A lump, a biopsy and then the results." "You have Stage 2 Metastatic Breast Cancer." Words I never thought I would hear... my first thought was... "I don't have time for this shit"...

So for the last 2 months I have been to more doctor appointments than I can count, a whirlwind of thoughts and worries have gone through my head and everything I thought I could plan, has gone sideways. I have been a single mom for the last 14 years. Now that my daughters (Emily and Trinity Hartung) are grown adults I was excited to start living life to the fullest then **BAM** the cancer came out of nowhere.

I have cancer in my right breast and lymph nodes. I started the "Red Devil" Chemo on July 8th, 2024. So far I have had 2 treatments and have been extremely tired, have had burning hands and feet, cotton mouth and not much appetite. After my 2nd treatment my hair started to fall out as if I was a cat shedding in the summer time. Today I had my youngest daughter, Trinity, shave my head so that I would not wake up to a pillow full of hair.

I have been a self employed hair stylist for 34 years here in Las Vegas and work at Body Spa Green Valley. I'm not gonna lie, it sure was fun pulling my hair out and handing it to my fellow hair dressers. LOL Since I have started this fight, I have tried to work as much as possible but I am finding I have to limit my time behind the chair. Thus, there is less income coming in to support myself and my youngest daughter while she attends UNLV.

My treatments will run for 6 months and then I will have a Lumpectomy to remove the cancer in my breast. As you can imagine, costs are adding up between insurance deductibles, medicine and living expenses.

So many friends, clients and family have donated time, food, rides to doctor appointments and monetarily and I am SO GRATEFUL! I'm not one to ask for help but as my hair has been falling out the last few days I realized shit is getting real. I'm someone that will just figure it out but unfortunately, as time goes on I will need more help and support. My philosophy is "I need to laugh so I don't cry".