00:01It has been a difficult transformation to look at myself. A lot of people say,
00:07oh you look so good I would never know. Some people I can see why I would take
00:13offense to that because not all illnesses are seen, but for me it kind of
00:19gives me a relief that for right now you can't see my cancer and you're just
00:25seeing me for me and that makes me happy. Hi I'm Jessie. I was diagnosed when I was
00:3229 years old when my daughter was eight months old. I was told I had a 97% cure
00:37rate and then about three months after radiation was complete. Exactly one year
00:42from my original diagnosis I was diagnosed with stage 4 bone mets. I wasn't
00:47really told much about how early stage can progress to stage 4 or end stage
00:54breast cancer. I found cancer land through social media. I think it's
01:01important for me at least to be able to talk candidly about cancer and not have
01:07to sugarcoat things. Hearing about different medications, different
01:11treatment options that have worked for women. It's much more inspiring and much
01:16more educational. A great day with my husband and my daughter. You almost forget
01:24for a minute. But it's not all about cancer. It's not a secret in our household. I want
01:31her to know that there is not a cure. That mommy's not gonna get better. I would
01:38define beauty from the inside. Kindness and love and happiness. I want people to
01:44know that metastatic breast cancer is the only type of breast cancer that you are
01:50fighting for your life. And if we don't start to open up our eyes and recognize
01:56that we need research, funding, fast-track FDA approval for medications and
02:02treatments, then nothing is going to get better. Because that's what's going to let
02:09me live with my family longer. And I plan on doing that.
