Shelley Filar-Collins was 10 years old when she lost her Aunt Mary Ann.
"My aunt died of breast cancer so we do have a history of it in my family."
She said she was very aware of breast cancer and started her mammograms early.
"Very aware of it, and at age 40 started my mammograms," Filar-Collins said. "Coming back with that news for us in April, was a little bit devastating for us."
As a single mom with two teenagers-- she feared her kids would face the same fate.
With all of the appointments her life revolved around a schedule. Working full time as the vice president of human resources for the Greene Turtle and keeping up with her two kids, something had to give. She missed soccer games and homecoming, something she'll never get back.
"That's my son, he bought me a crab bracelet, so that reminds me of him," she said.
She wears her support network every day knowing they helped her make it this far. Thankful she has friends and family both at work and at home.
"He gives me a lot of encouragement each day, stay strong, he texts it to me at least twice a week."
Her boss, Bob Berry, CEO of Greene Turtle has been understanding, adjusting her schedule so she can be with her kids on the weekends.
"I said don't worry about it, we're going to get this , we're going to get this together and we're going to fight it together and we're a family," he said.
He made her fight the company's mission. Launching a campaign to raise $30,000 for the Susan G Komen Foundation. Every server across Maryland now wears pink is the new green t-shirts.
"The power of people, I say, is when you get behind something you really care about it," Berry said.
Twenty-four team members are running in the race for Shelley and others fighting breast cancer. Now she is gaining some ground-- waiting for radiation treatment.
"When will you get to hear the words you are cancer free? I'm not sure yet, but I'll be sure to tune back with you to let you know," she said.
Shelley will have to endure six weeks of radiation treatment, then medication for the next 10 years
