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Help Brooke Heal

Brooke just received the heartbreaking news that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her surgery and treatments start soon. Despite this difficult news, she continues to amaze us all with her positivity and glow.

Brooke has touched so many peoples' lives through her kindness, optimism, compassionate care and listening ear. Let's take care of her now: please help us lessen the financial burden of this diagnosis on our dear Brookie. Cancer treatments are tremendously costly and when she isn't working as an Acupuncturist, she does not earn. We appreciate any help you'd like to give. Please share broadly with Brooke's network of amazing people and beyond. We will continue to post updates here.

With deep gratitude and love ❤️


From Brooke:

I used to think I had "problems," then suddenly I was diagnosed with The Big One. The train that barrels through your life and assumptions, making you want your old problems back. No one ever thinks they'll get cancer. But when you haven't even reached middle-age, study and practice preventative medicine, and consider yourself healthy, it's the last thing you imagined.

They call this one triple-positive, let's go with that! A tumor, that does not actually feel like something evil I need to fight; rather a confused part of my super smart physiology, that got off on the wrong track. In theory aggressive, but in my body has not acted that way (slow growing small mass, hopefully no spread). Probably all the Chinese herbs, careful diet, emotional release/stress relief practice, etc. have actually been treating it.

I've been poked, prodded and imaged multiple times and it's only been a week. I've met with surgeons and an oncologist, and been given choices I would never wish upon anyone. I'm waiting for second opinions, and gathering information from genetics to recommended protocols to immune support integrative clinics. I am lucky to be well-informed by a wide community of both allopathic and natural medicine folks.

And most importantly I'm being held by a wide network of loving friends, family, colleagues and patients. The outpouring of love has been astounding, and is already part of the healing.

I am in moments terrified, and being brought to the edgiest edge I ever knew. I am also determined to stay wide awake as much as I can, listening to the call of this dramatic life-altering surprise, and responding with integrity. I'm happy to realize I love and trust my body more than ever. And when the shock and grief begin to move, I hope to reflect deeply upon what it is to want to live, and live well.

Things are going to look very different from here on; I can tell that I don't even know the extent. Scary, and hopefully an opportunity. If I've ever felt how much we just don't know, it's now.

Thank you for loving me. Thank you thank you thank you. It is the going to be the most effective medicine.
Your Brookie

Organizer and beneficiary

Kaitlyn Somers
Organizer
Burlington, VT
Aimee-Brooke Derby Moen
Beneficiary
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