Overview

• She has completed two months of treatment for stage 4 breast cancer that has metastasized to her liver.
• Side effects from her medication include significant hair loss in clumps and episodes of memory loss.
• Her initial zoladex treatment failed to suppress her hormone-dependent cancer, resulting in an unexpected menstrual cycle.
• Thurston is transitioning to lupron and evaluating liver-directed therapies such as radiation, ablation and histotripsy at NYU.
• She continues to document her journey on social media, sharing raw weekly check-ins to raise awareness of breast cancer in younger women.