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.

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 is currently fighting through leukemia and was diagnosed in 2015. 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.