Life Intended

In 2008, just before Lainie was to about to attend nursing school she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24. Unable to attend nursing school, Lainie shifted her focus from becoming the nurse she always dreamed of being to becoming the patient she never imagined. 

Since her breast cancer diagnosis she has had multiple other primary cancers. She has turned her journey with cancer in a positive direction, vowing to stay true to her motto to "live everyday as if it’s your first." Lainie has also taken her own battle to others who are combating the disease, helping them turn their fights into positive experiences. 

Not only does Lainie face her own journey with cancer, she is devoted to finishing the fight against cancer and currently works for American Cancer Society . Lainie has taken her diagnosis and has not let it defined who she is but rather empower her to help others. Every morning she wakes up and leads her life with purpose.