Join Team Julie!

"In a world of houses, be a castle on a hill."  For those of us lucky to know Julie Brumm, this is one of her favorite sayings and it says alot about her.  Julie doesn't do anything by half.  She's all in, all the time.  She's her kids biggest cheerleader and an amazing generous soul.

Julie, 45, has had a rough year to say the least.  It started in May, when she had a full hip replacement.  Later, unrelated to the hip surgery, she developed a cyst on her bladder, which was drained in early December, followed by a hysterectomy at Rush University Medical Center in downtown Chicago.  Results from the surgery revealed that the cyst was an abcess growing on a tumor.  Diagnosis: Vaginal Cancer.

If you've never heard of this, you are not alone.  It is a rare form of cancer.  Treatment options include radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery.  Julie and her husband Dean are exploring all options with the help of doctors at Rush University Medical Center  and consulting with a team of doctors at the Mayo Clinic.

These funds will help her with travel expenses to and from the hospital in downtown Chicago for daily treatments, hotels, and medical bills.

From all of us who know you, those who are meeting you for the first time through this post, we're with you, Julie.  You've got this.

We love you,
Beth and Kim