05/16/2026
Meet Kristina!
In 2024, Kristina was a 38 year old, healthy, active mother and wife to two amazing (boy/girl) 2 year old twins. By mid 2024, she noticed a small lump and some breast pain that she originally didn't think much of, but set up an appt with her OBGYN to get it checked out. The Dr. originally thought it was fibrotic tissue given her age, but made the referral regardless to give Kristina peace of mind. Those next imaging and biopsy appts confirmed that Kristina had what they thought at the time was Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma.
This diagnosis came while Cory and Kristina were in the middle of a massive home remodel, the twins start to preschool for the first time right round the corner and Kristina trying her best to get things in order as much as she could before her September masectomy surgery. A week before surgery she had a lump pop up below her armpit that another imaging confirmed it had likely spread to 1 lymph node, but all else looked good. During the surgery additional lymph nodes tested positive and the final results from the surgery had shown that it was more extensive then originally thought. This then led doctors to order a PET scan, which showed what they had originally thought was Stage 1 was in fact Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer which had spread to her spine, neck, skull and superclavicular lymph nodes. All of this had been hiding on previous imaging. Kristina's treatment plan changed very last minute from chemo and radiation to a maintenance plan that she will now be on for life/until it stops working.
She has always been a believer that God has a plan for all of us and everything in life happens for a reason even if we can't see it in that exact moment. She saw how God worked during Cory and her infertility struggles and then blessed them with their twins and she knows this too will have its purpose. ❤️
