2025 Update

Three years into her battle with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer, Julianna Finnegan continues to fight with grace, strength, and unshakable determination. A devoted mom to Aiden (18), Jack (12), and Keira (10), a beloved wife, daughter, nurse, and friend, Juli has spent the past few years enduring countless treatments, hospital stays, and setbacks—most recently another urgent hospitalization at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Despite the physical, emotional, and financial toll this disease has taken, Juli’s spirit remains unbreakable. As she now faces more aggressive treatment options and uncertain days ahead, we are asking once again for help easing the burden for Juli and her beautiful family. Every donation, share, and prayer matters. Let’s continue to show up for her the way she has always shown up for others.

Updates from Juli:

August 5 "Finally home and resting after 9 long days at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Can't say enough about the amazing care I received there and how much love and support I felt from you all during a painful and scary time for myself and my family. I say it all the time.. but I truly mean it..I have the most amazing circle of friends and family that lift me up and help in any and every way they can when I need them and without me asking and for that I am forever grateful. So now we move forward with healing and planning new and aggressive treatment plans with oncology. Thank you all so very much. Sending love and thanks "

August 2 "My least favorite month of the year for so many reasons. But I am determined to make it a good one no matter what. I am still currently at MSK in Manhattan so they can focus on getting me stable enough to resume heavy duty chemo and biotherapy after my procedure earlier this week. As always, I am receiving excellent care but I am ready to get back to my treatment plan and see if we can start making some progress in the existing and new growth. Until then.. one step at a time and focus on healing and comfort #mycancerjourney #stagefourcancer #coloncancerawareness Thank you to all my family, work family, friends and everyone who takes a moment out of their day to think of me and pray for me. It is more appreciated than you know "

July 28- "It's been an eventful weekend! I mentioned some concerning symptoms to my oncologist on Thursday I went for blood work on Friday and was sent to Manhattan immediately for the blood work being very abnormal. After an MRCP and correcting some of my blood work over the last few days we were informed a lesion on my liver is blocking my bile duct and I'll need some sort of intervention to correct it. My team is formulating the best care plan and I am hoping we make some more progress today. I was waiting for my scan results before sharing and hope to get more answers today. Trying to stay as positive as possible and appreciate any prayers you can send my way! This is just another chapter in my book, not the ending. This too shall pass. In the meantime the staff here is wonderful and are keeping my pain and nausea under control. Thank you all for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. "

July 24- "After speaking with my oncologist today and reviewing my scan and blood work from Tuesday we came up with some different treatment plans to try. My cancer is too aggressive to do maintenance chemo and I have some concerning symptoms we have to get to the bottom of. So tomorrow I'll get more labs done and an MRI Saturday. Plan 1 is to try and get me into a clinical trial and if that isn't possible I will resume aggressive chemo and biotherapy next week. This has knocked the wind out of me after such good results the past six months and starting to finally feel normal again after the toll 2 and a half years of chemo and surgery has taken on me physically, mentally, emotionally and financially. I feel like I am starting all over again and it's devastating. When I started this fight almost 3 years ago I don't ever remember feeling as scared as I do right now.. maybe because I was in fight or flight mode or shock.. or maybe because I didn't know the hell I'd have to endure just to survive. I share all this not for sympathy or pity but to remind everyone to trust and listen to your body. To almost see the light at the end of the tunnel and have it all ripped away is just.. I have no words. Keep me in your prayers for the strength to keep going and for peace of mind and heart. I will be focusing on trying to process this and shift gears back to doing whatever it takes to try and beat this. Love you all!! #coloncancerawareness #stage4cancer #mycancerjourney #prayforacure"