I don’t know where to really begin as I write this, but I know one thing is for sure..when you write from the heart there is never a wrong way. In May of 2020 amongst the uncertainly of the pandemic we all are familiar with, one of my close friends who’s like a little sister to me opened up to me about how she felt a strange lump on her breast & felt uneasy about it. She went to her primary and they told her it was nothing and for her age (26) she had nothing to worry about. Since you’re reading this, you know that wasn’t the case.

A few months later she felt the lump double in size. She immediately panicked & made an appointment with her primary again. She told me she would let me know what happens as soon as she hears back. I’ll never forget where I was sitting as I got her call sobbing. I couldn’t understand her, but I knew it wasn’t good news. She called to tell me the lump was cancerous and she asked me if she could come see me right away. We sat together as we cried about the news. All I could think about was her beautiful 7 year old daughter she raises as a single mom. We sat & we started looking up every possible course of action to take next.

Her surgery was scheduled soon after for a bi-lateral double mastectomy and sentinel lymph node removal (they removed ten lymph nodes). We were happy for a moment as things seemed to be on the mend as she continued treatment for her infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast cancer.

In November 2020 she called me with results from her PET-CT and the news brought us back to the very first call she made to me. Another 2 lumps, cancerous.

As her friend I felt helpless in that moment. What do I say? How do I help her? She’s vigorous about health & wellness..how was this happening to her? She continued looking up treatments.

A week ago she called me excited telling me about hope4cancer (www.hope4cancer.com) she heard about. Then she told me the price & we immediately felt helpless again. We all know that helpless feeling..and it’s the worst feeling in the world. I decided something had to be done. People have to hear her story. Her daughter deserves her mother to watch her grow up. As she continues to work her full time job while actively having cancer, the bills just keep piling up on her. Something has to change.

As we continue to remain hopeful and pray to God every day that she gets better, I come to ask you..whoever you may be, for help in any way you can for her treatment. I thank anyone reading this far & empathizing with her story. This girl deserves a chance & im here to help her in any way I can and I humbly ask that you join me.