Hi, my name is Melissa Hedgepeth and I am a cancer survivor.  I was diagnosed with HER2 postitive breast cancer in January of 2018 and had my first chemo treatment on February 14, 2019.  I was not scared when I was told because we as a family had already been through some tough things since 2016 with my husband and 2017 with my daughter.  I knew that God had me and I would be fine.  The part I was not prepared for was how bad the chemo and radiation treatments would make me feel.  I have a high tolerance for pain but this was like nothing I had ever experienced and hope to never have to experience again.  One positive thing that came out of it was that I learned to rely on God more than I ever had before.  I truly learned to let go and let God and my faith became so strong during this time.  I am not going to lie, I did tell my husband a couple of times that I was done and not doing any more treatments but of course he did not let me quit.  Because of going through all of this I wanted to experience doing the Susan G.Komen 3-Day Walk and see what it felt like to be a part of an amazing group of women. I know that it will be hard but I feel like it will only add to my experience.  So I have recruited 3 people to walk with me for this experience.  I have my sister in law Tanda Gorden, my daughter Brianna Worley and my newly aquired niece Shelby Kindrick.  They really love me to put themselves through this but they know I would do the same thing for them.  With all that said, we have to raise money for this walk and that is where all of you come in.  We would be very appreciative of all the help and support we can receive for this amazing cause.  Thank you and may God bless each and everyone of you.