Kelsey's Journey

06/06/2026

08/05/2026

17/03/2026

New research suggests that a simple blood test could one day help diagnose and monitor glioblastoma. Early evidence shows that two proteins circulating in the blood can detect glioblastoma with more than 96% accuracy.

This work was led by Professor Petra Hamerlik, The Charity’s Chair of Translational Neuro-oncology at The University of Manchester

Validation is ongoing. The researchers hope the approach will improve how glioblastoma is detected and monitored in the future, reducing the need for repeated invasive procedures.

Find out more by heading to the link below.
https://bit.ly/4rwIFP2

02/02/2025

February ❤️🙏🏼❤️

27/11/2024

Clear scan!!! Best way to start Thanksgiving!!! 🦃🥂🍾🙌🏻❤️🥳

14/11/2024

Check in post!! I am alive, happy and doing great!!! 🙌🏻🥰❤️Same with my family! It is absolutely crazy being a mom to 3 small children 😅 but I remind myself this is what I always wanted and worked so hard to make happen!!! I am beyond lucky!!! 😍💪🏼 I realize it’s been a very long time since I did a post so I wanted to check in and say I am still here!!!! I am also still here to support and encourage you all and have a lot of messages I will get back to today!!! ❤️ I am down to twice a year MRI’s with my next one tomorrow so am feeling the scanxiety which made me think I need to check in!! Going through this journey we connect with other fighters and survivors and their family members and it’s always nice to see an update post of those people for me so I want to do the same!!!! Feeling positive vibes for tomorrow 🙏🏼💪🏼 But as you all know….you just never really know what is going to happen!!! 🙏🏼❤️ I will keep you posted!!! ❤️❤️❤️

30/12/2023

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! I am sorry I’ve been MIA but all is going great!! 🙏🏼 2023 was an amazing and very busy year!! We welcomed twin daughters in March via surrogacy so that has kept me busy! 🥰 ALL my scans have remained stable!!! 🙌🏻🎉 I now do them twice a year! 2 months ago I was able to fully stop Keppra! 💊 🤘🏼I am working full time and business is booming! 🎉 Still loving & living in Algarve 🇵🇹 AND in 3.5 weeks I become an 8 year brain cancer survivor which is surreal!!!!!! I am so lucky!!! 🥹❤️I can’t believe it’s been that long and looking back on everything that has happened since my seizure and discovering I had a brain tumor! 🧠 I wish you all health & happiness for the rest of 2023 and into 2024!!!! ❤️❤️💪🏼

20/12/2023

Thank you for inspiring us all!!!!! 🙏🏼❤️ I am sorry it had to end here but wow did you beat the sh** out of that GBM for so long!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼You will be missed but never forgotten!!! Thank you for all your strength, wisdom and keeping us all fighting!!!! May you rest in peace! ❤️❤️

02/05/2023

I have been going Grey in May since 2016!!!! At the time I never knew anyone with brain cancer it was so unknown I never even knew it existed really!!! I always thought anyone that ever had to have a heart or brain surgery is such a scary thought! When I was diagnosed completely out of nowhere in January 2016 after having a grand mal seizure in a restaurant my world changed like I had never imagined!!!!! This cancer is horrible!!!!!! The amount of people I know who have it and have so sadly lost their lives is just horrible and still unreal! The amount that live in my small Redondo Beach community. I know someone with a brain tumor in about 15 states and 4 countries!!!! This cancer get NO attention like other cancers. There has been absolutely no progress made in my 7 years of beating and battling!!!!!!! This month we will share and hopefully make even a tiny step towards improving the attention brain cancer soooooooo needs and deserves!