In the summer of 2023 Christin found a lump on her neck. A few weeks later came the call — stage 3 thyroid cancer. She had surgery. They removed her entire thyroid, four masses, and six lymph nodes. The largest tumor was 3.5 inches long.
Then came the call she wasn't expecting. The radioactive iodine treatment failed. Her body wasn't absorbing it. She was in the 2% of patients where the standard protocol simply doesn't work. Her oncologist offered three options — none of them a cure.