Giving Julie every chance at beating cancer

Many of you know Julie personally and the absolute gift she is; others may know her through ‘HeartMamaBlog’, the platform where she shares her family’s life, raising awareness around adoption, neurodiversity and trauma, and increasing representation for families like hers. Over the years, Julie, Ryan and their beautiful children have made their way into many hearts through their warmth, authenticity and impressive dance moves! Julie is an incredible mother to Ilan (14), Kira (12) and Judah (11) and a phenomenal wife to Ryan (they’ve just celebrated their 15-year anniversary), a loving daughter, sister and aunt, and a loyal friend.

We are devastated that Julie has recently been diagnosed with aggressive stage 4 triple negative breast cancer, which has already spread to her lungs. Treatment options are very limited for this type of cancer, and Julie’s oncologist wants to start her on Abraxane + Tecentric (chemo plus immunotherapy). The total cost for 1 year of treatment alone will amount to approximately R...