Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, I am 50 years old, married, a mom, small business owner and I have Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. It started in my breast and spread to my lymph nodes, lungs, and adrenal gland on the right side. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2019 just prior to the Covid pandemic. I have been in treatment for almost three years now, starting IV chemo on Christmas Eve 2019.

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 in September 2020, when cancer spread to my lungs. Last August 2021, I was told cancer had spread to my right adrenal gland and mediastinal lymph node. That was three days before my birthday. Now we are here again, three days before my 49th birthday, still fighting. I am doing fairly well; all of my current metastasis are stable and not growing under my current IV treatment Trodelvy. This is the best treatment we have identified for my specific sub type of MTNBC, Metaplastic. I will be on Trodelvy until it stops working and am doing radiation for the areas where it might be most effective. But this won't last forever, and new treatments being developed will help many women in the future, but not me.

I am raising money to help let me create lasting memories with my friends and family. I have a bucket list that I am working on while I am stable and strong. My doctor supports me 100%, and the whole team is doing everything possible to help! My entire story can be found on Instagram and TikTok under the name: michelletalkscancer.