Shelbys breast cancer journey

If you know my mom, you know she has a passion for life , friends and family!

She works hard and is always doing anything she can to make her family and friends happy.. especially her five kids!

She is always volunteering to help the community.. at one point she was coaching 4 soccer teams at one time because they were so short staffed. In the last few years she has spent all her extra hours volunteering at Club Moto Kauai , motocross track to ensure Kauai families are able to have a place to ride and race. When she’s not working or volunteering she loves spending time with her Golf group “The Sand Angels” ..

in October of 2021 she noticed she was feeling extra fatigue and some pain in her chest. She made an apt to see Dr McDonald at Wilcox in Lihue where he found a lump in her left breast.

The lump quickly snow balled into mammograms, biopsy’s, MRIS and a final diagnosis of Invasive Duct Carcinoma.. Kelsey and Shelby Decided together that her best place for her surgery and treatment was at SCRIPPS Hospital in La Jolla ca. Where they have an entire department that specializes in breast cancer.

What originally looked like a small lump 1.5cm (easily removed with a Small surgery called a lumpectomy and radiation ) was quickly changed after a breast MRI with contrast showed that she had more and significantly larger masses measuring, an additional, almost 7cm .

This new discovery changed the course of treatment drastically to a Full Double mastectomy. The hospital has told us that her total treatment plan (surgery’s , recovery and treatment) will take anywhere from 6-9 months.

This being said, my mom has gone on a medical leave of absence from her work and my parents are down to one income. They have great health insurance (thank God) but still needs to pay %20 of all her medical bills …

She is always there for us and I really am hoping to be able to be there for her.

Shelby has her double mastectomy scheduled for Friday Jan 7th at SCRIPPS hospital.

My parents would never ask for help but I can see the stress it is already causing. She has a long road ahead of her and to be able to relieve some of her financial burden would be a huge gift!

Please help in anyway you can. Prayers , donations, sharing this post.. is all so helpful! I will keep updates on this website often and you can follow her on IG to she her updates as [email redacted]gley