Shannon is the founder of Try-Athletes for TaTas. She is a 31 year old mother of two- a one year old and a three year old. She was diagnosed at age 30 with stage 3, triple negative, invasive ductile carcinoma. She has undergone 16 rounds of IV Chemo, a double mastectomy, 28 rounds of radiation, and is currently on an oral Chemo for 6 months. She wants to be here to raise her girls and show them what a strong woman looks like. She wants her diagnosis and journey to be for a reason. She wants to encourage and inspire others to be active and healthy. Philippians 4:13 motivates her to use this as an opportunity to help others and to realize there is a greater purpose. She will be completing a bucket list item she has wanted to do for many years- a sprint triathlon!