In this heartfelt YouTube appeal, the speaker—who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019—reflects on the overwhelming support she received from family, friends, and the broader TNT community during her early treatment months. That experience inspired her to give back by establishing an annual Breast Cancer Awareness Basket raffle each October. The basket, curated with supplements, wellness products, treats, and surprises, serves as a symbolic vessel; all proceeds from ticket sales ($5 per ticket or five tickets for $20) are donated to a newly diagnosed woman in the community to alleviate her financial strain and provide emotional reassurance. The speaker emphasizes that gratitude and fear cannot coexist, positioning the raffle as an act of compassion that transforms anxiety into community love. Viewers are invited to purchase tickets, donate directly, or simply spread the word, with the overarching message that no woman facing a new breast cancer diagnosis should walk the journey alone.
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Will you help us help a woman who is struggling in the early weeks and months of breast cancer diagnosis? Many of you know that years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Some of you may not. Some of you might be surprised by that. But in 2019, I was diagnosed. And although I was the one receiving the diagnosis, I can promise you I did not walk through that journey alone. In fact, I was surrounded by an incredible amount of people, an incredible amount of love, an incredible amount of support, an incredible amount of caring from my family, from my friends, from our TNT community, and honestly, even people I didn't even know. I didn't know them personally, but they reached out. That kindness carried me through some very difficult days. And it left me with a lasting imprint that it's on my heart. And as a result of that and knowing what all of that meant to me, I want to continue doing for others what that time and what they did for me. I want to turn it around and give it back. And so because I was fortunate to come through breast cancer and reach the other side, this is my commitment. And I was wondering if you would come along with me. When you've experienced something like cancer, it never completely becomes part of your past. It's something you think about pretty often. Some would say that they don't, but I would probably argue that fact. When you go to the doctor or you have something that changes in your body, you're always wondering, is it back? What is that going to be like? And that comes along with a lot of anxiety, and it comes along with a lot of fear sometimes. Whether you're going for a screening or you're going to a doctor's appointment or whatever you're facing, you have that. And one of the ways to overcome all of that anxiety, that fear, is to turn it back into gratitude. We know that gratitude and fear cannot live in the same brain. So every year from that point on, TNT started establishing an event, and that is an annual basket, a breast cancer awareness basket, every year in the month of October where our TNT team puts together in this beautiful basket supplements and wellness products and special treats and other wonderful surprises. You have to kind of look at it, take a peek when you're in. But this basket actually represents so much more than just the items inside of it. We take all the proceeds and the money that's given and we donate it to a person in our community, a woman in our community that is recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is going through all of that anxiety and that just The fear and the confusion and all of the distress that happens in those early months. We want to turn around by being able to do that and donate. We want to show them the same love, caring, and support and kindness that made a lasting impact on me. We know we can make a difference, and you can make a difference too. We would love for you to participate in this. We're— it's going to be a raffle, so you can buy a single ticket for $5, or you can buy 5 tickets. or 5 tickets are $20. You don't have to buy any tickets. You can donate if you want. If that's what you feel more comfortable with and maybe there's nothing in the basket that really is something that trips your fancy, you can certainly donate as well. But be reminded that every single dollar that is donated towards this raffle goes to a woman in our community that is new and newly diagnosed with breast cancer. And our goal is for that to serve as a reminder that we're here That we're here to support, we're here to love, we're here to come around and let her know that she's heard, she's seen, she's cared for, she's supported, and she does not have to walk this road alone. And so if we can do that by just easing some of those financial burdens and also letting her know that we're here as a community of people who, who can support her. We'd love to do that. So I wanna spring into action and just ask that this is an act of compassion and true love that will touch a life. So one basket, one community, and one woman reminded that she is not alone. Join us.
