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On September 25, 2020, Cody and Stacie stood hand in hand and promised each other forever. Their wedding day was filled with laughter, worship, and the kind of joy that made the future feel wide open. They talked about the home they would build, the children they hoped to have, and all the ordinary, beautiful moments they believed were just beginning.

 

Ten days later, their world stopped.

 

At only 34 years old—healthy, active, and intentional about caring for her body—Stacie was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer, one of the rarest and most aggressive forms of the disease. There was no family history, no warning, no reason this should have been their story. Overnight, wedding gifts were replaced with oncology appointments, and the newlyweds were forced to trade their honeymoon season for a fight for Stacie’s life.

 

Because of her age and the severity of the diagnosis, Cody and Stacie chose to attack the cancer with everything available. Just days before her first chemotherapy infusion, they made the heartbreaking decision to freeze Stacie’s eggs, clinging to the hope that one day their family story would still include children. Then the battle began—20 rounds of intravenous chemotherapy with three powerful agents, a double mastectomy in April 2021, a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, followed by 30 rounds of radiation, six months of oral chemotherapy, and full reconstructive surgery in March 2022.

 

When doctors declared Stacie cancer-free that same month, the couple wept with relief. They began to dream again. For a moment, it felt like the nightmare was finally over.

 

But soon Stacie noticed a heaviness in her chest and a shortness of breath she couldn’t ignore. Appointment after appointment, her concerns were dismissed. Doctors focused on her heart, which was perfectly healthy, while she kept insisting that something inside her body felt wrong. Months passed before a chest X-ray was finally ordered—revealing abnormalities in her lungs. After two painful biopsies, the truth came: in July 2022, Stacie was re-diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer, now metastatic to her lungs.

 

Stage 4.

 

The words felt like a death sentence—because that is exactly how they were delivered. Her oncologist told them the cancer was too aggressive, too advanced, and that there were no meaningful treatment options left. They were essentially told to go home and prepare for the end.

 

Cody and Stacie refused to accept that answer.

 

Late at night, through tears and desperate prayers, they searched for another way. They found an integrative medical team in Southern California that looks beyond standard protocols—studying cancer at the molecular level and treating the whole body, not just the disease. It meant traveling over 1,000 miles from home and facing staggering out-of-pocket costs, but it also meant hope. And hope was something they were not willing to surrender.

 

Since August 2022, Stacie has been receiving intensive integrative treatments: low-dose insulin-induced chemotherapy designed to target cancer cells more gently, specialized radiation and brachytherapy to address lung lesions, immune-support therapies, metabolic and detox protocols, high-dose vitamin infusions, and personalized treatments based on her unique tumor biology. These therapies are grueling—long days in clinics, weeks away from home, and a body that is constantly being asked to fight harder than it ever should have to.

 

Her life is now split between Oregon and Southern California, often living out of a suitcase for 4–6 weeks at a time. Cody stays behind to work and “hold down the fort,” while loving his wife from a distance, counting the days until she comes home again. They have learned to celebrate small victories: a stable scan, a good breathing day, a quiet night on the couch together.

 

Against all odds, Stacie is still here. She has lived four years beyond the timeline doctors gave her. She continues to work when she can, continues to show up for the people she loves, and continues to choose joy even on the hardest days. Her faith has deepened, her marriage has strengthened, and her determination to live has only grown fiercer.

 

But this fight comes at an unimaginable cost. Insurance does not cover the treatments that are keeping her alive. Every month brings new medical bills, travel expenses, and therapies that must be paid in cash. The financial weight is overwhelming—but the value of Stacie’s life is beyond measure.

 

Cody and Stacie stand on the promise that Jesus is still a God of miracles. They are believing for complete healing, for a future filled with joy, and for the family they have never stopped praying for. They believe their story is not finished. And they are asking for help so they can keep fighting—

 

Thank you for walking this road with them, for praying, and for helping keep hope alive.

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