Breast cancer sucks!!

My adorable friend, Jennifer Carriveau, needs help!!!! I can't stand to see her struggle after all she's been through. Let's band together and help her!!!

** Reminder** Do your self breast exams every month!!!

One of her close friends found a lump after Jenn found hers and it was still in the early stages.

Here's her story:

10/2021: Breast lump found accidentally.

2/2022: Caught covid, so couldn’t get mammogram/ultrasound until 2/2022

3/10/2022: Biopsy invasive mammary carcinoma with mixed ductal and lobular features, grade 1. Ductal carcinoma in situ, intermediate to high grade. ER/PR +, HER2 -

5/4/2022: Went on disability and had bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction on the same day. Found out that there was cancer in the left breast as well, which was not found on mammogram or ultrasound, which surprised the surgeon. If bilateral mastectomy hadn’t been chosen, in another year or so this would have started all over again.

6/24/2022: Surgery was successful, with no known metastasis and negative lymph nodes. But determination was made that due to the genetics of the cancer that was tested, chemotherapy is recommended, which will drop the chance of recurrence from approximately 20% to 7-8%.

This will extend time out of work for another 3-4 months.

California disability has been a lifesaver and has been surprisingly easy to navigate. Unfortunately, it only pays approximately 60% of base salary. This covers rent and bills, but the costs associated with the cancer treatment are adding up. 

Any funds would be used for: daily wound care supplies, daily hyperbaric therapy (30 days) to heal the incisions with a co-pay for each treatment, parking fees, supplements for immune support, cold-cap therapy to help prevent hair loss ((found a cheaper setup online, some systems cost as high as $500 per treatment (will need 4 rounds of chemo, each 3 weeks apart)).