I never in a hundred years thought I would be creating a fundraiser for myself, but here we are. 2020 has ceased to amaze me once again. On October 2nd, 2020 I was informed the worst news of my 28 years of life. I was diagnosed with Invasive Breast Cancer. After about 2 weeks of countless doctor visits, tests, being poked with constant needles (my biggest fear) and a second biopsy, more horrible results came in.

I have Stage 3 Breast Cancer. I have a tumor on my left Breast about 6 cm and it has unfortunately spread to some lymph nodes. I am HERs 2 positive, which basically means my cancers tend to grow and spread faster than other breast cancers. And it has, grade 3 level. 

So on top of dealing with that prognosis, insurance claims & looking up so much medical terminology, I had to also deal with fertility. My plan of action to kick this cancer's ass is first aggressive Chemotherapy for about 6 months, followed by surgery, then some more chemo & even radiation. As most know, that basically jeopardizes almost all chances to have a child naturally. So I made the decision to protect my fertility by freezing my eggs in the hopes that one day, I will be able to bear a child of my own. And it is extremely costly. All of this is. 

Everything is moving so fast. I start chemo right after my fertility process next week. So many changes, so much to take in, so many bills and so much to do. Two weeks ago I was planning trips for weddings, the holidays, birthday celebrations and just being a basic 28 year old healthy girl. Now they're telling me there is something inside of me that is impacting my life to live. 

I am true believer that the universe has to have a balance of good and bad. No matter how much good goes on, bad will always be there. And I also know that God gives the toughest battles to the strongest people because they can handle it.  There are other people in this world that are not as blessed and as fortunate as I am, and I couldn't even imagine them having to deal with any of this on their own. So I will take this on, with the best support system a person can have. And hopefully, I will be even stronger on the other side of it. Plus, some people even tell me I might get curly hair...

I hate asking for anything, but anything you can donate would help me on this journey. Everything is so damn expensive & I already love you all so much. 

Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

P.S.  - for those that do not prefer GoFundMe, my Zelle is under [email redacted] & Venmo is Kayde-Lyn

Let's Kick Cancer's Ass. 

Your Breast Cancer Battler,

Kayde Ford