Irene's Journey ~ Hope, Courage & Strength
A documentary of a journey I never imagined I would be on, a breast cancer journey. I will document my story for my girls, to educate them & hope that it will in some way, help someone going on a similar journey. It will be real, no holding back. It will reflect the lowest of lows & what I hope will be many highs on the road to hopefully becoming a survivor. This is what I pray for...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
10 Year Survivor - 12/16/25
As I woke up to this day, and all the news we hear of many various tragedies, I was reminded of how life can change in an instant. Dec 16th, 2015 I had those life altering words of “I’m sorry, but you have cancer” spoken to me by my doctor. Today marks a HUGE milestone, 10 years of survival! The day of diagnosis, those words and the 2 years of hell in treatment will always be etched in my mind. When I look back, I honestly don’t know how I got through it all and survived, let alone still be here to talk about it 10 years later. There is not a day that I don’t wonder, will the Big C ever come back? It’s a fear us cancer survivors always have. However, I woke up today and I am Thankful for life and for each and every single day I am given on this planet to be here watching my girls on their life paths, growing old with my hubby, connecting with my family & friends, working, growing a business, making memories and hopefully making some form of impact to those around me. Through it all, I am beyond Grateful. Don’t take a single moment or the people you love for granted, love deeply, give 200%, have no regrets, live life fully and celebrate everything! 🙏🙏
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2025
This was the 10th walk Team Alton has been a part and it always ends up being an amazing event yet it gets me at my core.
Monday, December 16, 2024
9 Year Survivor - 12/16/24
As I wake up to this day, I am reminded of how life can change in an instant. Dec 16th, 2015 I had those life-altering words of “I’m sorry, but you have cancer” spoken to me by my doctor. Today marks “9 years of survival”. The day of diagnosis, those words, and the 2 years of hell in treatment will always be etched in my mind. When I look back, I honestly don’t know how I got through it all and survived. There is not a day that I don’t wonder, will the “Big C” ever come back? It’s a fear us cancer survivors always have. There are definite setbacks year after year, however, I wake up today, I am Thankful for life and for every day I am given on this planet to be here watching my girls on their life paths, growing old with my hubby, connecting with my family & friends, working, growing a business, making memories and hopefully making some form of impact to those around me. Is life perfect, oh hell no, but through it all, I am beyond Grateful. Don’t take life and people for granted, love deeply, give 200%, have no regrets, live life fully, and celebrate everything! 🙏🙏🙏
With Christmas being 9 days away, I wish everyone a wonderful season filled with peace, joy, happiness, HEALTH, and most of all... Love, the greatest of all things!
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2024
This was the 9th walk Team Alton has been a part and it always ends up being an amazing event yet it gets me at my core.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
8 Year Survivor - 12/16/23
As I wake up to this day, I am reminded of how life can change in an instant. Dec 16th, 2015 I had those life altering words of “I’m sorry, but you have cancer” spoken to me by my doctor. Today marks 8 years of survival. The day of diagnosis, those words and the 2 years of hell in treatment will always be etched in my mind. When I look back, I honestly don’t know how I got through it all and survived. There is not a day that I don’t wonder, will the Big C ever come back? It’s a fear us cancer survivors always have. However, I wake up today, I am Thankful for life and for each and every day I am given on this planet to be here watching my girls on their life paths, growing old with my hubby, connecting with my family & friends, working, growing a business, making memories and hopefully making some form of impact to those around me. Is life perfect, oh hell no, but through it all, I am beyond Grateful. Don’t take life and people for granted, love deeply, give 200%, have no regrets, live life fully and celebrate everything! 🙏🙏🙏
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer - 10/15/23
This was the 8th walk Team Alton has been a part of and I have to say, for some reason was very emotional.
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
7 Year Survivor - 12/16/22
As I wake up to this day, I am reminded of how life can change in an instant. Dec 16th, 2015 I had those life altering words of “I’m sorry, but you have cancer” spoken to me by my doctor. Today marks 7 years of survival. The day of diagnosis, those words and the 2 years of hell in treatment will always be etched in my mind. When I look back, I honestly don’t know how I got through it all and survived. There is not a day that I don’t wonder, will the Big C ever come back? It’s a fear us cancer survivors always have. However, I wake up today and I am “Thankful” for life and for each and every day I am given on this planet to be here watching my girls on their life paths, growing old with my hubby, connecting with my family & friends, working, growing a business, making memories and hopefully making some form of impact to those around me. Is life perfect, oh hell no! Through it all, I am Grateful. Don’t take life and people for granted, love deeply, give 200%, have no regrets and live life fully 🙏🙏🙏












