Annie Bates Ganske; Fighting against Cancer!

**August 23rd Update:

Hello All! Annie will be taking her second infusion today. The battle is on, and the battle is good, but the battle is hard.

Please see the link below for some of Annie's most recent writing. She is worth finding and following on Facebook and/or Instagram. She's a gem.

Annie Bates Ganske; August 22, 2023

Much Love and Peace to you all.

The Bates and Ganske Family

Annie and her support team have busily been prepping to fight this battle. She will start treatment soon. We're all behind you Annie and Keith! Go get after it!!

Please share this post if you have yet to do so. This is a POSITIVE way to use social media and there are LOTS of good people who will give some amount... every $ counts! Thank you!! **

Anybody who knows Annie's story knows that she is a fighter and an inspiration. Overcoming challenges and trials are not new to her story. Yet she continues to be a positive light for her sons, her husband, her family and her friends.

Annie is adored by her family and friends. We are all gut punched and reeling from the devastating cancer diagnosis she received this week. However, we are CONFIDENT that Annie will fight this insidious disease with all she has. Please join us in this fight.

Let Annie's own words below guide you as you consider a generous gift of support.

"I don't believe that I'll ever utter the words 'I'm grateful that I was diagnosed with cancer' but I can confidently say that this devastating disease has reminded me not only of what's truly important in my life, but also how amazing people can be. The night that my aggressive tumor was discovered in an ultrasound, I received a call at 10pm on a Saturday from the radiologist, a fellow mom of three boys, who quickly told me to save her cell number as she began holding my hand through the next necessary steps. I was dumbfounded by her kindness and have continued to be awed by the similar love that's been poured in the direction of me and my family. How can people be this good?

As I've shared the news of my rapidly growing Stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, my trusted and closest circle of advocates of hope, has widened to hundreds of people in a matter of days. And truthfully, I am willing to accept all of it. I will need all of it. I am an apologetic, self-effacing people pleaser and family clown, but in this battle, I set all of that aside to accept whatever kind of encouragement people will give me as I begin treatment.

I am not ready to leave. I am not ready to miss movie nights and endless laughter with my husband of less than a year. I am not ready to say goodbye to the magnum opus of my life, my children, my three beautiful sons, with futures so bright I can feel the heat of them pulling me forward.

I will fight this battle with every ounce of my being and I embrace all of your hope and will accept the shoulders you've offered me to lean on. I'm not ready to go. I'm not ready to leave any of you. All of you are so good."