Katelyn’s Breath of Life

08/24/2026

Friends and family,
As of now nothing is set in stone, but we have a tentative plan I want to update with. Our trips to Houston involved a full work up with scans and seeing several doctors. After everyone got together and discussed me, my Houston oncologist thinks I am a great candidate for a clinical trial there. The trial is on a drug/pill similar to what I take now, but a newer generation, and hopefully better. Her words were the drug is showing “superior” to standard of care, which is what was previously recommended to me. Absolutely no disregard to my local doc, they can only offer what they have access to. With that being said, I will be returning to Houston soon (unknown when exactly), to begin the screening/baseline testing for the trial to confirm I can proceed.

I feel really blessed and grateful that I was able to consult with MD Anderson. I wouldn’t wish for anyone to have to go go there, but their facility is amazing. Their imaging machines are top tier. The physicians all spent at least 30 minutes in the room with us. I looked all of my doctors in the eye and said “I know my diagnosis. I know my prognosis. But I don’t care. I want the best care you can give me. I have a kingdom to serve, a family to build, and a life to live, and I am gonna do that”. They all said “yeah, you do”. I am so grateful to be able to seek care in a place where hope felt so alive. We have been in this space before, facing the unknown, getting a treatment, and He sustained us and it worked. I believe He will again. Thank you all for the prayers and please keep them coming. God is still good. 💗🫁

08/17/2026

Happy Sunday everyone,

I know we promised you all an update and though we wish we could offer more, here is the most recent update.

Katelyn spent last week in Houston, she was able to return home for 2 days and then left out again today. She will remain in Houston again for an unknown amount of days. We did get some hopeful news last week, but with that comes a lot of testing, new consultations, and decisions that are not yet up to us.

She has multiple appointments tomorrow with different teams at MD Anderson so we can hopefully come to an agreement with how we will proceed.

I’m so proud of her for always advocating for herself and wanting to seek more than just “standard care”. All of her doctors refer to her as the “unicorn” patient because of how unique her case is but I like to believe it’s because she’s just that magical!

Please continue covering her in prayers as we navigate through appointments and decisions.

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08/09/2026

Tomorrow is the day that we head to MD Anderson.

We will update everyone once Katelyn is released to come home and settled back in.

Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Thank you for your continued love and support. 💜

Update as of August 4th, 2026. Katelyn has officially been schedule for … Brittany Anderson needs your support for Support for Katelyn Pope’s Cancer Fight

08/05/2026

Hey friends,

Just wanting to update you all on the news we’ve received this week so far. We still have an appointment with the radiation doctor later this week, but we have officially been given our appointment date for MD Anderson. We have been instructed to plan on staying for multiple days which will be determined after our consultation with the oncologist. We do ask that over the next few weeks out of respect for Katie if you have any questions or suggestions that you please message Brittany, Jacob, or Leona. We would like for Katie to be well rested before, during, and after this trip.

Please pray for safe travels, complete healing, and most of all our girl.

We thank you for your continued love and support 💜

Update as of August 4th, 2026. Katelyn has officially been schedule for … Brittany Anderson needs your support for Support for Katelyn Pope’s Cancer Fight

07/31/2026

Today we met with the oncologist to go over results and treatment plans.

Katelyn has been referred to MD Anderson so we can exhaust all of our options. She will be seeing an oncologist that her oncologist recommends and works closely with. In the meantime, she will have more scans in the next few weeks along with starting targeted radiation.

We ask that you please pray that the radiation will work on the new areas and that Katelyn’s body continues to stay strong during this process.

Our family is so thankful for the love and support during this time.

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07/30/2026

It has been two years since Katelyn’s diagnosis. Recent scans have shown some concerning changes that are requiring further testing and treatment. It’s been a constant battle with insurance so therefore on behalf of my sister and our parents I have created this GoFundMe to help with the financial strain it has put on them.

I ask that you please keep Katelyn in your prayers and if you could share this post we would greatly appreciate it.

We are forever grateful for your continued love and support. 💜

On July 12th, 2024, Katelyn Pope was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell a… Brittany Anderson needs your support for Support for Katelyn Pope’s Cancer Fight

07/21/2026

Please send prayers for my scans later this week. I will get my results next week. 💗🫁

07/09/2026

Almost been 2 years since my diagnosis, y’all know I had to yap about it. These last couple years have been chaotic but He remains constant and good. Thank you Jesus!! Please pray for my continued healing and good reports! 💗🫁

03/31/2026

So blessed to say we had another good report and everything with my cancer has remained stable since last visit. Follow ups are being extended to 4 months instead of 3. Thank you all so much for the prayers. He is so good to us!!!💗🫁

03/23/2026

3 months has come and gone again and my scans are later this week. I will get my results next week. God has been good to us. I am grateful for everyday!! Please continue to pray for my complete healing. 💗🫁