My breast cancer journey started in 2010, when my friend, Michelle, was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She underwent a year of treatment and has been cancer free since!!  In 2012, my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer which led me to get baseline testing done.  Those results showed up that I also had early stage breast cancer.  I underwent a bilateral mastectomy, which was the only treatment I needed.  However, since that time, I have had many complications and reoccurrences which led to more surgeries.

As Michelle was going through treatment, several of her friends and family began Team Michelle to rally in support of her and finding a cure.  Now we are our own non-profit and raise money annually for breast cancer research we are funding at the UCI Chao Lab, in addition to providing grants for those affected by breast cancer.