My story begins in 1988… just kidding. But, my cancer journey did start, unfortunately, only four months after I had our daughter, Violet, in August of 2025. I was home alone with Violet when I started to notice visual disturbances in my left eye. From there unleashed a series of truly horrific events that landed me in the hospital, unconscious, last December. When I came to I remember a Doctor who I had never met before came in her white coat and uttered the words that almost all humans fear: you have a brain tumor, and it’s pretty high-grade.

Having no experience in the oncology realm, I did not really understand what I was being told, but I did hear the word cancer and my heart sank. I was in a hospital room, alone with no family or friends with me when I received the news.

Since my tumor is deep, central, and invasive to several critical structures to sustain life, my tumor has been deemed inoperable by several neurosurgeons. However, I have been fortunate enough to have received proton radiation with chemotherapy to manage the spread of disease (which was been a journey in its own right). This cancer has taken me away from enjoying moments of my child’s 1st year of her life and my ability to work as a physical therapist.

This GoFundMe fundraiser at RTS will go towards both medical expenses as well as childcare for our daughter.

I am so unbelievably touched and grateful to RTS for choosing me and my family to fundraise for. I am truly so blessed.