There’s no real history of cancer in my family. So, when I was diagnosed with a stage II soft tissue cancer called angiosarcoma in June 2024, I was in complete disbelief. This disease is so rare that only 200 to 300 patients are diagnosed with it in the U.S. each year.  

Anyone who gets that kind of news knows it takes a few minutes to fully digest. Once I did, though, I was devastated. As a 30-year-old newlywed, I felt like my life was just getting started. I was working at a job that I loved, playing tennis with my friends and settling happily into married life. Then it all came to a screeching halt.