In 1990 when RaeAnn was 9 yrs old she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma (very rare) type of cancer. She went through extensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments that made her very sick. In 1990 her parents almost lost RaeAnn twice during her battle with Hodgkins. RaeAnn believes that it was only through the grace of God that she won her battle with cancer and is here to speak about it today! She believes that to understand something with such significance one has to experience it. This is what led her into Nursing school.

RaeAnn has watched her loved ones face diagnoses with cancer, some who are battling through cancer and some who have died from cancer. Her grandfather died from brain cancer when her mother was just a baby. Her uncle Paulie also died from brain cancer. RaeAnn watched as her grandmother died from brain, lung and bone cancer. RaeAnn’s 3yr old autistic nephew was diagnosed in 2015 with leukemia. In 2021 her grandmother had open heart surgery and within 1 month she had passed away in September of 2021. RaeAnn’s grandmother was her rock in life and this loss was very significant to her. RaeAnn’s most recent challenge was finding out that her father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and within months had died in September of 2022. RaeAnn has also taken care of patients that became very dear to her soul and she has also watched them die. This is why she spends hours researching so she is able to help in a world where it is needed one soul at a time.