Age: 43

Occupation: Crime Prevention Specialist-Chesterfield County Police Dept

Children: 1 son age 13

When were you diagnosed? September 11, 2009

How was it found? Self exam

Do you have a family history of breast cancer? No

As a person, what gives you your strength?

My family has always been close and they always seem to do the right thing, no matter what the situation is. They have always been and continue to be my strength.

Briefly state in your own words something about yourself that you want people to know:

I enjoy spending time outside with my family and also playing softball. During chemo, the song “Toes” by “The Zac Brown Band” kept me thinking to the summer when the chemo would be over and I could just sit in the sand and enjoy watching my son wakeboarding. That and the fact I can play softball are the things I look forward to after all the treatments are done.