Support Taylor's Fight Against Breast Cancer

UPDATE: January 2nd, I had the bilateral mastectomy surgery. The surgery went well and I am officially back home. They removed several tumors and lymph nodes. Everything removed went straight to the lab so we can see EXACTLY how much was cancer and learn to learn everything about my specific cancer.

In the 2 weeks from my previous appointment to surgery yesterday, another tumor was formed (tumor #4) and it was removed as well.

There will be more imaging and scans to be sure it didn’t spread further into other parts of my body.

Right now, I have 4 drains that are sutured into me (2 on each side) for the next 3 weeks. Then they get removed, and after treatment, surgery #2!

Right now, I’m home, resting and trying to not do everything that I was told not to do

For those that are still wanting to help Madelyn and I out for the next few weeks. Every dollar so far given has gone towards this surgery to remove the tumors. Thank you everyone so much for helping.

12/13/2024: This is something that is overall, very difficult for someone like me to post because I didn't want anyone to know. I was doing my best at keeping it a secret and just pushing through as I usually do. I try to not ask for help and to tackle everything on my own, however it's time that I push my pride to the side.

On November 19, 2024, after several scans and images and my first biopsy, it was confirmed that I had Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I had 2 tumors that were a combined 6cm in size at that time.

At that point it was considered, intermediate aggression.

As of December 4th, after a CT scan and another ultrasound, they have located another mass, and also in my lymph nodes in my arm pit. After genetic testing, it was also found that I carry the BRCA2 gene which not only moved me to *High Risk*, but also changed my treatment post surgery. They will be giving me Lupron throwing me into menopause at 30YO stopping my hormones since I’m ERPR+ meaning that my hormones feed my cancer cells. I’ll be on kisqali which is a targeted drug for the targeted cancer proteins to stop reoccurance, Monarch chemo pill which allow me to keep my hair, and Olympia which is a BRCA/BRCA2 targeted part inhibitor.

Another biopsy 3wks after the first, we found that combined, it's a total of over 10cm in size between 3 different tumors...

My max out of pocket deductible on my insurance is $5,000 + 30% until I reach $11,000…

To this day (12/20), over the last 5wks, I have spent over $9,000 out of pocket between all of my appointments.. (2 biopsies, 2 mammograms, 3 ultrasounds, and I can’t count how many consultations/appts between the oncologist, radiation oncologist, breast surgeon, and reconstruction surgeon, etc)

Insurances/Max out of pocket deductibles “start over” January 1st..

My surgery is January 2nd….

After a call today (12/20/2024) to the hospital, my surgery is “guesstimated” at $89,261.

So, my max out of pocket WILL be $11,000. Of course I can pay payments on it thankfully. Failing to mention as of right now, there will be a MINIMUM of 3wks of not being able to go to the office to work and 3 weeks of medicine and treatment that makes me loopy, though I’m going to do my best to work from home during this time too… so, for anyone who is wanted to help Madelyn and I out during this time, it would be greatly appreciated. My second surgery is going to be approximately 6wks after the first… leaving very little time to work fully and pay the bills.

There are total 3-4 surgeries over 2025.

Not to mention, if I ever want to have another child, I will have to be getting my eggs frozen now before treatment.. Insurance covers 0% of the egg retrieval.

Which also means - no more kids. So if I want, and I do, to have another child in the future, I will have to freeze my eggs after surgery. I qualified for a grant in the new year that will cover 25% of the egg retrieval + all of the medication. That leaves me with another $5,000-7,000 out of pocket depending on what fertility bank I go to…

I am not one to ask for assistance in this way and I've struggled with getting over my own ego, and my “hyper-independence” as well as my thought process with telling the world this. However, as my friend Alicia has told me, I need to put that pride to the side for this... It's not just myself... There is my daughter, too. And putting pressure on her because I am stressed is something that I am doing my best at not doing because she is already scared of this “unknown”.

I am someone who chooses to always find a way and prevail through everything no matter what, however, this is draining my savings and pushing me to stress over things all because I am too prideful to just ask people I need assistance.

Well, now I am..

You don't have to, but if you wanted to it would of course be appreciated.

Many thanks!

-Taylor