Tammy Jean Buetow Noggle

update:

Tammy lost her battle October 15th at 2:20pm. I day after her 50th birthday! She fought harder than anyone I’ve ever seen and continued to have such a positive outlook regardless of her pain and fear. Please consider helping her family in this devastating time of mourning her loss and the planning her celebration.

the celebration of life will be at the VFW in S St Paul on Jan 19th. More details to follow..

I am Tammy Buetow Noggle’s childhood best friend LaurieJo Miller Morrison. My life was blessed by meeting her when we were 3 years old. We grew up dreaming of our future together. We have had many many laughs, and many hard times as well. Tammy is the most positive person I have ever met!! And she is also hilarious! She has had many opportunities to ‘throw in the towel’ or complain, or just generally let things get her down, but she never has. She has always persevered and exuded joy and love every day of her life. She is also one of the hardest working people I know. Always finding a way to get herself to work and do the most incredible job she can while she’s there! She brings joy to so many people on a daily basis!! She is my motivation to look at life through a lense of beauty like she does! She is incredible!! Now, life has thrown another really hard one at us. Tammy was diagnosed with Stage 4 Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer, and her current treatments are not working. I am setting this up with the knowledge that this cancer will eventually take Tammy’s life. We continue to pray for a miracle, but the reality is that we have begun the planning of her end of life needs. She will be leaving behind her long time life partner Mike Zautner, her kids Katarina (and grandson Blaise), Brady and Shelby Noggle and her siblings Theresa Cervantes, Tina Smith, and Kerry Buetow (who have already lost both of their parents). Tammy has always wanted to be a grandmother, Blaise was born 3 weeks before she found out that she had cancer, so she has spent as much time loving on him and her kids, and making as many memories with them all as she possibly can.

We, as her family, are asking for your help during this difficult time, so that her kids and siblings aren’t left with the huge medical and funeral expenses when she's gone. Please help us take the financial burden off of this horrific time in their lives. Thank you in advance

update ;

I had the honor of bringing this beautiful warrior to Chicago last weekend. (I will try and figure out how to share some pictures with you all- but you can see from this one photo that Tammy has not lost her sounk or sense of humor ) for a little adventure before she continues her battle.

Tammy found out that the current chemo is not working and that her cancer has grown. She was scheduled to for a surgery to remove a wound and part of the cancerous mass on her breast, but after the preop testing, the team of doctors decided that radiation is the best thing for her right now. She will start a 4 weeks regime ASAP in hopes of shrinking the tumors and putting her in a better position for the surgery. Please help us in continuing to support her and her family financially during this incredibly tough and scary time