I am back again with my crew, Team Awesome, for the 15th annual Relay For Life to raise fund and awareness about Cancer and the American Cancer Society.  Over the ast 10 years that I've participated in Relay, with the help of my generous donors, I have raised $50K in funds for the American Cancer Society and I am hoping that this year is another success.    

Thankfully, I am have the honor of attending this awesome event as a Cancer survivor.  I am so happy to say that now there is No Evidence of Disease, NED, a term that medical field uses for people who are no longer battling the disease.  I didn't know the term NED until I was a cancer patient. Sadly, medical professionals don't say "cancer free" because this insidious disease can hide in many seemingly healthy people, which was the case with me.  

I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, a very aggressive type of breast cancer through a routine mammogram.  Although my tumor was small, my oncologist threw everything at the cancer, chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.  After my experience, I am especially thankful for the American Cancer Society.  Because of research and all the work that has been done in the treatment of Cancer, my care team knew exactly how to get me to the point where I was able to hear "the treatment couldn’t have gone any better, the cancer is gone!"  There were so many services that the American Cancer Society had available to me through my journey.  The ACS truly works to serve the people dealing with cancer, to help their care givers and to someday, put an end to this disease. 

I am so thankful for the outcome on my treatment and I look forward to the many things my future holds.   I hope to see a day when we no longer have to fear the devastation that cancer can bring to people's lives.  Until then, please support me in supporting this worthy cause.