{"id":42074,"date":"2023-01-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelandmark.com\/?p=42074"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:00:00","slug":"holden-rallies-to-support-prek-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/2023\/01\/19\/holden-rallies-to-support-prek-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Holden rallies to support PreK teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Danielle Ray <\/b>
\n Landmark Correspondent<\/i><\/div>\n

HOLDEN \u2014 The community rallying around her and her family in a monumental way following a breast cancer diagnosis completely changed one town resident\u2019s mind about moving out of Holden.<\/p>\n

PreK teacher Kelly Lane found out she had invasive ductal carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, on Oct. 1, 2021, via a MyChart message while waiting to pick up dinner. That just happened to be the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lane immediately texted her \u201camazing friend\u201d and NP Lauren Katz and asked her to go into MyChart and confirm what she thought she was reading; she also sent her husband, Phil, a text letting him know her results were in and that \u201cit didn\u2019t look good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time the kids and I got home with dinner, Lauren was pulling in ready to help,\u201d Lane recalled. \u201cMy initial reaction was to cry. I let it out for a bit, then told Lauren it was time to make a plan to beat this. By the end of that evening, we had put in for a consult with an oncologist and I was ready to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mom of three \u2014 Avery, 9, Evynne, 7, and Lawson, 5 \u2014 decided to seek care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. \u201cIt was the best decision I\u2019ve made,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy care team has been incredible, and I feel so lucky to live so close to such an incredible cancer center,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lane began chemotherapy every three weeks in November 2021, had a double mastectomy in March 2022, and is \u201chappy to say\u201d that she had her last chemotherapy session on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn February, I\u2019ll be having my Diep Flap procedure done. It\u2019s a pretty big surgery, so recovery will take a while, but I\u2019m so ready to have it done,\u201d Lane said of the next step.<\/p>\n

Many members of Holden and the greater community have stepped in and offered all kinds of support throughout her battle. Over the last 15 months, she said, \u201cThis community has given me all the feels!\u201d She added that it means the world to her and her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many incredibly kind and generous people, some of whom I don\u2019t even know, have gone out of their way to offer support, love, encouragement, meals and so much more,\u201d Lane said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have made it this far without this community, and our family is forever grateful for the love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u2018Help Kelly Kick Cancer\u2019 GoFundMe (gofund. me\/405715f1) has to date netted more than $10,000 in donations. A post Lane made in the Mountaineer Mamas Facebook page on New Year\u2019s Eve thanking everyone who has been a part of supporting her garnered well over 500 reactions and dozens and dozens of heartfelt comments of encouragement.<\/p>\n

In the post, Lane gave shoutouts to local businesses such as Seven Saws Brewing Co., who had an \u201cincredible fundraiser\u201d for her, and several individuals who went above and beyond to show they care in the form of games for her children \u201cto keep them occupied during rough chemo weeks,\u201d gifts including a reclining chair to use post-surgery, Buddha statues, a new mailbox, inspirational coffee cups and fuzzy socks, handmade bags and shirts, wrapped Christmas presents and nourishing her family with homemade food and soups, and more \u2014 too many people to name and too many gestures of kindness to list here.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 15 months of chemo every three weeks, a double mastectomy and other glitches along the way, this community has been nothing short of amazing and incredible to our family,\u201d Lane wrote. \u201cMeal trains, constant texts and messages of support, massages paid for from people I barely know \u2026 setting up a gofundme account and numerous hours of work to help make fundraisers amazing \u2026 , amazing coworkers who made me feel so loved and supported after my diagnosis and a boss who always let me put myself first. There are so many more names but my chemo brain is fuzzy, a big thank you to everyone!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou all lifted me up when I needed it most and showed our family what it\u2019s like to live in the best area around,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt takes a village, and I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your love this last year. I couldn\u2019t have made it without you guys!\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the biggest cheerleaders throughout Lane\u2019s breast cancer journey has been her husband, Phil, whom she refers to as \u201cthe real MVP.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe worked full time, forced me to rest, and made sure our kids\u2019 lives were not disrupted,\u201d she said. \u201cPhil was and is my rock and without him this experience would have been a million times worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

What was that mention of moving, you ask?<\/p>\n

Before her cancer diagnosis, the family had been actively looking to move north. Lane said that while they liked Holden, her entire family lives in southern Maine, and her husband\u2019s family lives in Haverhill.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter being diagnosed, we decided to put moving plans on hold,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s when this community stepped up in a big way and made us realize that Holden is home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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