AMY'S HOUSE

IN MAY 2018 37-YEAR-OLD ... A MOTHER OF TWO AND DEVOTED WIFE TO ... WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3B NON-SMALL CELL ADENOCARCINOMA LUNG CANCER. ... AN ULTRA-RUNNER TRIATHLETE AND FITNESS INSTRUCTOR WAS THE PICTURE OF HEALTH MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS A COMPLETE SHOCK TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. DETERMINED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LUNG CANCER AND DISPEL THE MYTH THAT IT ONLY AFFECTS SMOKERS ... LAUNCHED THE LUNGES FOR LUNG CANCER CAMPAIGN. FOR EIGHT MONTHS SHE COMMITED TO DOING LUNGES DAILY EVEN FROM HER HOSPITAL ROOM SPREADING THE MESSAGE: 'IF YOU HAVE LUNGS YOU CAN GET LUNG CANCER.' ONE OF ... FINAL WISHES WAS TO CREATE A HOME WHERE CANCER PATIENTS ESPEICALLY THOSE FROM OUT OF TOWN COULD STAY WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT. SHE HAD OFTEN SPOKEN TO FELLOW PATIENTS WHO HAD TO ENDURE LONG EXHAUSTING DRIVES BACK AND FORTH FOR RADIATION OR CHEMOTHERAPY FURTHER TAXING THEIR HEALTH. ON SEPTEMBER 28 2019 ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ... 39TH BIRTHDAY AMY'S HOUSE 1 OFFICIALLY OPENED. THIS HOME PROVIDED A SANCTUARY FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES OFFERING A PLACE OF COMFORT DURING AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIME. IN MAY 2023 A SECOND HOME OPENED EXPANDING THE REACH OF HER DREAM. BOTH HOMES PROVIDE A COMFORTING ENVIRONMENT HELPING TO EASE THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL BURDENS OF CANCER TREATMENT. AMY'S HOUSE REPRESENTS THE FULFILLMENT OF HER DREAM-TO PROVIDE SUPPORT CONVENIENCE AND COMFORT FOR FAMILIES IN NEED JUST AS SHE AND HER OWN FAMILY WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE DURING HER JOURNEY.