Move Over Cancer

When i posted a few weeks ago i was overwhelmed with people sending me their donations - i raised almost $1000! Since it's breast cancer awareness month I wanted to raise more... 

Over three years ago my body was amputated because of breast cancer. It was stage one and I was told that I had about a 3% chance of it coming back. I wish I was celebrating three years of being cancer free, but instead cancer maliciously came back. My prognosis went from great to 50/50. I went back to fight mode. I endured 12 weeks of chemo and a surgery to remove all of my lymph nodes In my left arm. There was still cancer in my lymph nodes so now I need more chemo. I am scared and need your support.

My cancer is hereditary. I have a gene that gave me up to an 85% chance of developing breast cancer in my lifetime. Both of my girls have a 50-50 chance that they inherited the gene from me. And the truth is, because the doctors suggest it be their decision, we are not going to get them tested until they are adults. The reality is, I might never know whether I passed this horrible gene onto them. 

I belong to an organization in Los Angeles called Cancer Free Generation. I am on the board of this organization that raises money for cancer research. Our annual celebrity poker tournament this year, which is our big annual fundraiser and my favorite, was cancelled due to COVID. Instead, we are fundraising virtually for an event called “Move Over Cancer” (or as I would like to call it Move the Fuck Out of My Life Cancer!). 

For everyone who wants to help and wants to know how, please donate to this wonderful organization. My goal is that we find a cure for this thing and my girls never have to go through what I'm going through. Alexa is 5 and she asked me a couple weeks ago if she would need chemo one day. Please help me fight for a cancer free generation for these girls and all the others impacted by cancer.