Mom of 8 battling aggressive breast cancer

My name is Misty. I am a mother of eight, a wife, and a grandmother to two, battling a very aggressive form of triple-negative breast cancer. This cancer has taken a huge financial strain on our family and my physical and mental health. Due to the excessive vomiting from chemo my teeth have been destroyed and insurance states it’s “cosmetic” so they won’t cover the damage. I have been quoted $45k-$65k to repair my teeth alone. Imagine surviving an illness only to not be able to smile again.

Treatment has put me approx $150k in debt and that’s not including the upcoming 4 surgeries that are needed to attempt to save my life because I have tested positive for a genetic mutation that will likely cause me to have a reoccurrence in the very near future.

Imagine working so hard to build a home only to end up with a diagnosis that could cause you to lose it all.

Surviving cancer shouldn’t mean financial ruins but that’s the unfortunate situation millions of families are put in every day.