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I was diagnosed with triple negative stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in November 2016, just before my daughter turned 1 year old. It was found in my left breast and later in my liver. I had two mastectomy’s and a liver resection as well as a very tough chemo that I got great results from. Iv done 6 weeks of daily radiation and I made I’d to NED ( no evidence of disease ) status about a year after diagnosis. That lasted for about 6 months before progression to my abdominal lymph nodes showed up in March of 2018. I started chemo again and have been on carbo Platin and gemcitamine every 3 weeks since then. This summer I showed new symptoms and it turns out that the cancer has spread to my tibia bone which is now at a high risk for fracture. It is very painful and pain meds don’t seem to help at all. I am currently discussing with my doctors about doing a surgery to remove the tumor from my bone and filling it with cement and adding a metal plate for extra support. This should take away the pain and allow me to go back to regular activities without worry of fracture. I have a Facebook page that I post regular updates on and I will do my best to post updates on here as well. https://www.facebook.com/TinaForRemission/I am a stay at home mom to a now 3 year old, who keeps me busy and always smiling. I am married to a supportive husband who is a dive medical technician for the Navy, who tries to make all my medical appointments and helps me understand all these medical terms and procedures so that I can understand better and make the best decision. I am raising money to help with some medical expenses, prescriptions, transportation to and from the hospital and any other expenses that come along with dealing with such an aggressive disease. I will also be using the money raised to help with every day expenses, to pay for bucket list items, and to travel mainly to visit family who are in Ireland and Germany, with in-laws living in Texas. Thank you very much to visiting my GoFundMe page and thank you so very much for any donation you are willing to give.