F U Cancer!

In late August, Casey (aka CA$H) felt discomfort in her right armpit and then quickly noticed some changes in her breast (hardness and swelling). She was sent for an ultrasound, then a mammogram and the same day, they sent her for biopsies. On Wednesday, Sept 16, the results came back and Casey got the diagnosis...Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (the most common form of breast cancer). From there, we had to quickly find an oncologist and get her in for more testing to determine exactly what type, grade and stage she was dealing with. She went for a PetScan on Monday, September 21 and ultimately she was diagnosed with Stage 3, Triple Negative Inflammatory Breast Cancer. From there her Dr and team moved incredibly quickly to get her started on treatment. She had a port installed on Wednesday, September 23 (dubbed "Portia") and started chemo on Friday, September 25.

In the span of a few weeks, Casey's life has changed dramatically. She will need to severely limit the amount of or even stop working altogether.

A bit about Casey...Casey is 33 years old. She lives in Tarrytown with her 2 cats, Raisin and Cookie and is, what some would call, a "mayor of the town". She is an artist, an incredible singer in an awesome band (Take 3), immensely funny, quirky, fiercely proud gay woman and, most importantly, she is one of the most amazingly beautiful souls you could ever meet. With this comes a tremendous support system full of family, friends and community.

We appreciate you stopping by and following along with Casey's story.

Stay tuned to watch this amazing woman Kick Cancer's A$$. FU Cancer!