Brianna’s Battle with Leukemia

Update: We cannot thank you all enough for these tremendous donations! Due to everyone’s generosity, we have reached our first goal to help support Brianna and her family! She has currently undergone 3 days of chemotherapy and is doing well. She remains positive and keeping the ones around her laughing and smiling. This is only the beginning of a long journey, but seeing how much love & support Brianna has around her means so much. Please keep sharing to help reach our new goal!!

On Wednesday October 5th, after a long 10 hours in the emergency room Brianna Budd was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). This comes after a tough 3 weeks of her being constantly ill, suffering symptoms seemingly unexplainable after numerous urgent care visits, virtual doctor appointments and a potential wait to see a specialist for almost 3 months.

Of course, this leaves Brianna and her fiancé with their two young children in a worrying financial situation as the treatment for the leukemia will render her unable to return to work for an indefinite period of time. To further complicate the situation, Brianna’s children could be unable to visit her for the first 4-5 weeks that she is in the hospital as she begins her strong chemotherapy treatments.

Brianna embodies the meaning of approaching every day with exuberance. I have never seen her face an obstacle and complain, give up, or balk at. She has always given her all, and does so with a smile on her face and laughter all around. Not too many people can actually turn lemons into lemonade, but somehow she manages to get it done.

She is all those things and more. She has an inspiring zest for life and her devotion to her 2 children is truly palpable to anyone that knows her. Even now, her concern lies with them, showing just how dedicated she is to them as a mother. My hope is that we are able to raise enough money to cover Brianna and her family’s expenses, so that she can rest assured knowing that at least financially, they will be just fine.

Brianna’s tenacious spirit is absolutely strong enough to fight through this and overcome, but together, we can make every step of the way just a little easier for her.