#LightUpMBC

I am a 45-year-old mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, pediatric pulmonologist and Stage 4 BC thriver. I was nursing my daughter 5 years ago and felt a lump that seemed like a clogged duct. I had persistent back pain and after a thorough work up was found to have breast cancer in multiple bones and my liver. I was treated with chemotherapy, but my cancer progressed to my lungs and brain. I participated in a clinical trial which helped for the past year but just started a new medication because my cancer continues to grow. I pray it works to kill the cancer cells in my body so I can see my babies grow up and graduate college. Please consider donating so we can find a cure and turn cancer into a chronic illness rather than a terminal illness.

May we never forget a remarkable young woman, Adina Perullo, who bravely battled MBC. Her mantra was 'We are the storm,' and that she was. Her strength and courage were an inspiration to us all, and she had a powerful impact on so many. Adina may be gone, but the memory of her as a fierce and resilient storm will live on forever.

On December 30th, Diane C. Donohue completed her brave five-year journey with metastatic breast cancer. She gave cancer a run for its money the only way she knew how—with kindness, compassion, grace, determination, and acceptance. She was our peaceful warrior, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Diane had the most successful life. She touched so many people, from friends and family to perfect strangers. She talked to everyone she encountered, usually offering words of wisdom or lending a listening ear, even during her most challenging days, because it made her feel better to help others. Diane was one of Kelly's Fordham moms; she adored her and the other Fordham girls and then felt a kinship with Kelly as they both powered through the same disease. She is walking with us here in spirit today, and we would love for you to join Miles for MBC and Kelly Marie or to make a donation to fund research on metastatic breast cancer.