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Love & Support for Kristin Fink

Saint Paul, MN

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**The full story and updates, for Kristin and the Fink Family, are posted often and visible by clicking on the "Sign in to View Updates" link above. We know having another log-in and password is annoying, but this is a critical step for us to keep sharing our story, prayer requests and updates with you** Kristin Fink is a wife, mom, and beloved middle school teacher. On August 12th, 2026 she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram came back abnormal. This was shocking and surprising news. Currently, her diagnosis is defined as a Stage 3 cancer - Invasive Ductile Carcinoma, specifically in her right breast and right lymph nodes. The Fink family: Chris, Kristin, Georgia and Kai, are filled with hope and determination as Kristin plans to start chemotherapy treatments on September 17th. They continue to seek out the best possible care for the journey ahead of them, and they are so grateful for the community of people and friends praying for and supporting them. SUPPORT UPDATE FROM KRISTIN: A number of people have asked if they can help us with the costs of my treatment and partnering care. While Chris and I initially hesitated to ask for financial assistance, the reality is that this will be a substantial hit for our family. If you're interested in helping in this way we have three ways to care for us financially: 1) We started a GoFundMe which will help us tackle a portion of the immense out of pocket costs that come with our treatment plan. You can find the quick link here on the homepage. 2) We have a "Care & Comfort" spreadsheet of wishlist items to purchase for Kristin to make recovery comfortable. If you're interested in looking at the spreadsheet - please email Keri Anleitner at: [email protected] 3) The Finks are currently being loaded up with gift cards to their favorite restaurants for easy meals and special outings together as a family. See the restaurant list in the "Special Notes" section.


Special Notes

The Finks love meal gift cards to the following restaurants: * Khue's Kitchen * St. Paul Bagelry * Mi Sant *Centro *Punch Pizza, *Pho 79 *Namaste *Kowalski's Kristin's Favorite Things: 1) Cold brew coffee all year round, unsweetened with a splash of milk 2) Everything Autumn - colors, flowers, tomato harvest, honey crisp apples, start of school 3) All things Lake Superior 4) Handwritten notes and cards Chris' Favorite Things: 1) Baseball and Softball on beautiful nights 2) Colorado Mountains - especially Fort Collins 3) Practicing Moderation - but specifically with Pumphouse IceCream 4) Dates with Kristin Georgia's Favorite Things: 1) strolling in small boutique shops 2) a day filled with friends 3) Indian food 4) making art and making crafts Kai's Favorite Things: 1) all things Mark Rober 2) logic games 3) playing Wordle and Worldle 4) Nintendo Switch with friends