In early March, 2017, our friend Michelle Rosenthal Parsons aka “Rosie” was diagnosed with breast cancer.  On 03/14/2017, she had a lumpectomy and unfortunately, they found cancer in the lymph nodes. 

The same day that she got the pathology report back, and found that she was BRCA2 positive.  This changed the treatment plan from just chemo and radiation to a double mastectomy and the removal of her ovaries. These surgeries will happen over the course of the next 12-18 months.

On March 29th Rosie had a chemo port placed in her chest and will start chemo on Monday, 4/3/17.  She will have five-hour treatments every 3 weeks for 5 months.  Followed by radiation.

To complicate matters, this diagnosis comes at a time when her husband (still recovering from several hospitalizations and health challenges) is still trying to recover. 

Michelle has not asked for any help (and will probably kill us for doing this), but we know that they have mounting medical bills and will be incurring many more in the next couple of years. 

Anything that you can do to help them out during this time is greatly appreciated. 

In the meantime, if you want to get a hold of Michelle, text is the best way to reach her, but be patient with her response.

All money raised will go directly to Michelle and her family. 

If you can’t donate right now, just say a prayer for her and stand back while we watch Michelle kick cancer right where the sun don’t shine. 

If you have any questions, contact Lisa Ummel or Lea Lambert. 

Thank you and God Bless