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Slaying For Bernadette
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For My Momma, Bernadette Philbin!
This one’s for you, mom. In October 2017 at 59 years old, my mom, Bernadette Philbin, was diagnosed with Stage 0 Breast Cancer the night before she was set to have a lumpectomy. She was treated with a "chemotherapy-type pill" and 20+ rounds of radiation. She was free and clear of the cancer after those treatments; or so we thought. She continued to visit her breast surgeon for follow-up visits and in 2021, he brought a swelling in her chest to her attention. Many tests later, my mom was once again, diagnosed with breast cancer. This time, it was a different and more aggressive form. Already at Stage III, she immediately had to pursue chemotherapy. She had 8 rounds of chemo before she opted for a double mastectomy on March 30th, 2022. After continuing treatment with an additional 30+ rounds of radiation, Bernadette was deemed "cancer free" by her doctors and medical team. She then moved down to Tampa, Florida, from Long Island, New York, with my dad, Michael, in August of 2022. She followed up with an oncology team at a reputable and well-renowned cancer center here in Tampa. They monitored her closely. And after pursuing more testing in 2023, mom was once again diagnosed with Stage IV Triple Negative Breast Cancer on her 41st Wedding Anniversary - October 30th, 2023. Once again she started going for chemotherapy treatments. Being the resilient woman she is, mom continued to hold her head high (hair loss and all) and trudge through the chemo...until it came to a screeching halt in December of 2023 because of an unhealed burn wound from the radiation of 2022 that was getting exceedingly worse. The medical team advised she have a wound vac to help expedite the healing process, which she had for a good month or so, before visiting a plastic surgeon for a consult to have skin grafting surgery. This inevitably took place on March 7th, 2024. Though it took some time, mom has since continued to heal from this surgery, and returned to chemotherapy the beginning of May. She was recently informed by her healthcare providers that she will need to continue these treatments indefinitely. As her oldest daughter, I, Erin, am starting up a team with my sister, Tara, to patricipate in the Making Strides Walk here in Tampa on Saturday, October 26th, 2024. We as a family are asking you to please consider a donation for my mom, Bernadette, and behalf of all of the resilient fighters and survivors everywhere. Slay girl, SLAY!
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For My Momma, Bernadette Philbin!
This one’s for you, mom.
In October 2017 at 59 years old, my mom, Bernadette Philbin, was diagnosed with Stage 0 Breast Cancer the night before she was set to have a lumpectomy. She was treated with a "chemotherapy-type pill" and 20+ rounds of radiation. She was free and clear of the cancer after those treatments; or so we thought.
She continued to visit her breast surgeon for follow-up visits and in 2021, he brought a swelling in her chest to her attention. Many tests later, my mom was once again, diagnosed with breast cancer. This time, it was a different and more aggressive form. Already at Stage III, she immediately had to pursue chemotherapy. She had 8 rounds of chemo before she opted for a double mastectomy on March 30th, 2022. After continuing treatment with an additional 30+ rounds of radiation, Bernadette was deemed "cancer free" by her doctors and medical team. She then moved down to Tampa, Florida, from Long Island, New York, with my dad, Michael, in August of 2022.
She followed up with an oncology team at a reputable and well-renowned cancer center here in Tampa. They monitored her closely. And after pursuing more testing in 2023, mom was once again diagnosed with Stage IV Triple Negative Breast Cancer on her 41st Wedding Anniversary - October 30th, 2023.
Once again she started going for chemotherapy treatments. Being the resilient woman she is, mom continued to hold her head high (hair loss and all) and trudge through the chemo...until it came to a screeching halt in December of 2023 because of an unhealed burn wound from the radiation of 2022 that was getting exceedingly worse. The medical team advised she have a wound vac to help expedite the healing process, which she had for a good month or so, before visiting a plastic surgeon for a consult to have skin grafting surgery. This inevitably took place on March 7th, 2024. Though it took some time, mom has since continued to heal from this surgery, and returned to chemotherapy the beginning of May. She was recently informed by her healthcare providers that she will need to continue these treatments indefinitely.
As her oldest daughter, I, Erin, am starting up a team with my sister, Tara, to patricipate in the Making Strides Walk here in Tampa on Saturday, October 26th, 2024.
We as a family are asking you to please consider a donation for my mom, Bernadette, and behalf of all of the resilient fighters and survivors everywhere.
Slay girl, SLAY!
