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On the evening of May 12, 2017 I returned home from managing an event at the Thomas J. Sullivan Banquet Hall. At some point during the night, I suffered a seizure as I slept on the couch.

I woke up the following day feeling ill and confused. After going to the emergency room at Baystate Medical Center and after many tests were conducted they discovered a mass in my brain.  I underwent surgery to remove a tumor from my brain and received regular radiation and chemotherapy to combat my diagnosis: grade 3 anaplastic oligodendroglioma, an aggressive brain tumor that grows faster than other types of tumors. 

This month May 2020 I will have reached 3 years cancer free with no tumor regrowth! I will have scans for the rest of my life to monitor where the tumor once was and make sure nothing new decides to grow back. Since my last update, I am finally comfortable to venture out in public with no headband! This may seem silly to some but for me it has been my comfort through all of this. Having no hair is an awful feeling-you feel less like your normal self and it’s a constant reminder of what you have been through. My hair has grown back, not to its full extent but it’s there and that’s all that matters!!! 

Mother's Day is always a constant reminder of my time spent in the hospital but also brings me so much joy that I am here with my beautiful baby girls Willow (who is now 5) and Autumn ( who just turned 4). 

I couldn’t have held it together as good as I did without my husband John aka (Sully) as many call him. He is my rock and always has been! We met just about 10 years ago visiting what used to be a local dive bar. Even after 10 years he still finds ways to surprise me. We have worked together since the beginning and for many that takes a toll on your relationship but we have found ways to make it work! I am so blessed to have found him, or him to have found me.   My love for him continues to grow as our beautiful family grows together. 

My hope with these fundraisers for the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care is give back to the establishment that saved my life. I want people to enjoy themselves and try to forget about all the constant worries that come along with cancers. I try to live each day and not worry about what tomorrow holds! Stressing about something you have no control over can eat you alive. I try to stay as healthy as and I can and hope that this cancer will stay away forever! 

All the love and support from my family, my friends, and the community has been overwhelming and what pushes me to stay positive and strong. I will always be a listening ear or offer words of encouragement to those who are struggling. 


Keep Fighting the Fight! <3

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