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💗 A Journey No One Plans For — One She Won’t Walk Alone
You have cancer. That's the hardest thing she's ever been told.
I need help. That's the hardest thing she ever said.
Life has a way of shifting in a single moment.
Recently, someone many of us deeply love received news no one ever expects to hear: a breast cancer diagnosis.
She is meeting this battle with the same courage, grace, humor, and quiet strength she brings into every part of her life — whether she’s serving others, working on a business turnaround, building relationships in her professional world, or lighting up a dance floor with joy that seems to flow straight from her soul.
And now, she needs us.
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💗 What’s Happening
The first of a series of surgeries is Monday, December 1st, the day she jokingly calls "Tah-Tah to These Toxic Tatas" -- a double mastectomy with partial reconstruction. While her medical team is working on the best plan for treatment and recovery, the reality is that the road ahead will bring unexpected medical expenses, time away from work, travel to appointments, and the countless hidden costs that come with fighting cancer.
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We are coming together — friends, colleagues, dancers, believers, and anyone moved by her story — to help lift some of the weight she is carrying so she can focus on healing.
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This fundraiser will help cover:
- Out-of-pocket medical costs
- Treatment-related travel and lodging
- Income gaps during recovery
- Supportive care needs that insurance doesn’t cove
We are keeping the private parts private. What matters is simple:
she is fighting hard, and she should not have to fight alone.
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đź’— A Woman of Faith, Hope, and Unshakable Spirit
If you know her personally, you know her faith is quiet but strong.
She believes — sincerely — that God can take even the hardest chapters and turn them into stories of resilience, redemption, and renewed purpose.
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She does not walk in fear.
But even the bravest among us sometimes need the community to gather around them.
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For those who share her faith, we invite you to join us not only financially but also in prayer, standing with her for complete healing and protection.
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For those who don’t share a spiritual background, your kindness and support mean just as much. Compassion is universal.
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đź’— Why Your Help Matters
This is not just about medical bills.
This is about giving her:
- Peace of mind that she won't lose everything she's worked so hard to earn
- Breathing room
- Freedom to focus fully on treatment
- The reassurance that her community stands firmly behind her
Every single donation — large or small — becomes part of the safety net beneath her.
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Every share expands her circle of support.
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And every prayer, encouragement message, or act of kindness fuels her strength.
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đź’— To Her Dance Family
Dance has always been her happy place, one of the places where she feels most alive — a space filled with music, connection, community, and expression. And she will be fighting to regain her strength, stamina, and upper body mobility.Â
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Whether you know her personally or simply know what it means to have movement woven into your identity, your support is deeply appreciated.
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đź’— To Business Colleagues, Friends, and Kind Strangers
Some of you have worked side-by-side with her.
Some have known her for years.
Some may have come across this page by chance.
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What unites all of us is this: a belief that when life breaks someone open, community rushes in to help hold the pieces steady while they heal.
- If you feel led to give, please do.
- If you feel led to pray, lift her name up.
- If you can share her story, every ripple matters.
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💗 From the Bottom of Our Hearts — Thank You
Her journey will include difficult days, complex medical decisions, and long stretches of recovery.
But she has hope. She has faith.
And now, she has us — a community committed to walking this path beside her.
Please join us in supporting her through this season.
Together, we can turn fear into courage, isolation into community, and uncertainty into a testimony of God’s faithfulness and human generosity.
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🙏 Thank you for standing with her.
đź’— Thank you for believing for her healing.
🌸 Thank you for being part of her story.
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