Paula McCarley

Paula McCarley was diagnosed with IDC Stage 3 w/ positive PALB2 breast cancer in the summer of 2016. Getting her diagnosis hit her family hard. It was especially hard for her husband Steve, who lost his sister to breast cancer at the same age as Paula was at diagnosis. Steve says, “Paula’s faith never wavered.” Her family was an incredible support system. They took a family hike on the full moon in August to the Mt. Lassen summit so Paula could scream from the top, “I will be cancer free!”. Steve’s advice to families going through their battles, “Seek out as much knowledge regarding your diagnosis as possible. Get 2nd, 3rd and even 4th opinions. Include your loved ones in your decisions and treatment. No one leaves this world alive, put your trust and faith in the Lord, He will not forsake you and through all your trials and triumphs He is faithful.”