Panda Fights Breast Cancer

So here's My Story... 

June 10th, Two days after my 30th birthday...
I'm sitting in a small doctors office with my amazing strong single mother whom is a breast cancer survivor waiting for my right breast core ultrasound biopsy results...

"You have stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer" - Doctor

After some tears and some family hugs, all we can do now is not stress out and fight for life. I've truly been in shock because each time I say it out loud to someone it doesn't make sense to me... I have breast cancer.

One day your fine, paying bills, working that Monday thru Friday looking forward to the weekend to watch/help my boyfriend (Coach Nick) keep score of "our" SGV Saints boys play baseball. Then the next day your world is flipped upside down. 

It's rather an ironic conversation when you call your hair removal lady to cancel your appointment for services because you'll soon be completely hairless and their service would be pointless hahah.

All the things you thought you were doing to prevent something like this get thrown out the window. Then you start to go over with yourself all the things you did and didn't do...

You're Lost, but you know where you are & where you need to go.

We don't know why these things happen but they do. I've always told myself "Amanda, someone out there is in a worse position then you are right now." & that quote that I routinely say to myself is what's keeping me level headed for now. 

Revlon Run Walk For Women with Cancer

All I've ever wanted was to look after my family especially my Autistic brother Matthew. We're Irish twins (11 month apart) which means you're born within a year of each other.  When he started developing seizures at age 17 life became more cautious. Then my mom getting breast cancer in 2009 and now me being diagnosed with Breast Cancer 10 years after my mother... Life is truly like a box of chocolates you never know what your gonna get.

I can't help but have this feeling like I'm slipping away from my most important and favorite job, my family even though they can drive me crazy I love them to pieces. 

Now for the weird, uncomfortable part... I hate doing this because it's something I would never do. But unfortunately, I don't have health insurance. My job doesn't provide it and time is ticking away. I unfortunately have monetary needs for medical expenses. 

I need to get at least 4 months of chemo. After chemo I need to have surgery to get a right breast mastectomy (full removal of my right breast). After surgery... radiation. Everything will take up a process of at least 1.5 years. I need funds to help with everything, especially to get thru chemo because I really need to shrink this life sucker. It's 4cm, which is the size of a fully shelled walnut and it hurts like H-E-Double Hockey Sticks. It's very painful, burns and it's growing. 

Everything is very expensive and anything you could donate would help tremendously. I am and will always be grateful for anything you can offer even if it's emotional support, Thank you.



Forever Grateful with Love,
Amanda Martin 

Fight On!
&
'Live long and prosper'