Hello! It is with much faith that we share that Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this month. We know that’s something you’d never hope to hear. We were as shocked as you are! But we’re reminded that we serve an awesome God who is faithful. Our God is mighty, and we know He will see us through this and that He will use this to glorify His name! Let’s catch you up… In November during her self-exam Dawn found a lump! Quickly, she made an appointment with her primary who sent her for a mammogram and sonogram. Unfortunately, the results of those two tests revealed two enlarged lymph nodes. Signaling the need for a breast MRI. Medicine is frustrating! The results of that MRI were inconclusive, so Dawn needed a biopsy. She was told, “if everything looks normal you may not hear from me for a few weeks, but if things don’t look how we expect you’ll hear from me sooner.” The next day Dawn received the call no one ever wants to receive. It was cancer! Even as the storm grew closer God was there (like he has been so many times). Dawn was at her monthly All-Staff meeting surrounded by faithful believers and friends, worshiping the Lord alongside her team. Almost immediately she was surrounded by people of faith she respects and admires, and they were praying over her for healing, for understanding, for wisdom, and for God’s provision and mercy. The next week was quite a blur with appointments, and information, and game planning to kick cancer’s butt. We have an amazing surgical oncologist who we feel fortunate to be working with. That oncologist referred us to an amazing medical oncologist who’s a the top of his field and together we aligned on the path forward. Truly, we see God’s had in all of this, from the referrals to the speed with which we’re moving forward. Dawn will receive chemo and immunotherapy every 3 weeks. The regimen is tailored to attack her specific type of cancer. At the 6-month mark we will game plan with the breast surgeon and determine the best steps for Dawn to prevent a recurrence of breast cancer. From there we’ll continue to intervene with chemo and/or radiation to round out a 12-month treatment protocol. The prognosis is really very good, and we’re thankful for that. We started this page as a central point of communication. If you’ve found it or it’s been shared with you know that we appreciate you and would very much appreciate your continued prayers. We will continue to update this page and take you with us on this journey! We will share blog style posts in key moments…sometimes it will be Jason, and other times Dawn will share her perspective. Dawn’s first chemo appointment is tomorrow at the time of writing this (March 11th). Questions are already coming in (and you may be asking) “How can we help?” Honestly, we’ve never been through this before, so the truth is…we don’t really know. One reason we selected this specific platform is because it’s designed to act as a central hub. We’ve enabled some features for gift sharing (because Dawn loves big many of you want to love her back big). Know gifts are not necessary at all but are welcome. We will open up a meal train, which you’ll find on this page. Truthfully, the frequency that might work for that is TBD but we’re thinking two slots each week the week of Dawn’s chemo appointments, a couple week break, and then two slots the week of her next chemo and so on. We truly want to say, thank you so much for being a part of our lives! Cancer sucks, but we know that our God is greater! Thank you for loving us, for supporting us, and for your thoughts and prayers. The fact that you’re even reading this now means so much to us! Our God is a healer, our God is a savior, our God is a lion…and this cancer doesn’t stand a chance! Much Love, The Pierrets