In 2017, at the age of 33, Alexis found a lump in her breast while on a business trip. She mentioned it to her mother, who urged her to get it checked out when she returned home. Alexis thought it might be an early-stage breast cancer. When she was referred to Dana-Farber and found out that it was stage 4, "it was completely shocking and obviously devastating."
As someone who had always exercised and practiced a healthy lifestyle, Alexis vowed that after chemotherapy, she was going to get even stronger than before she got sick.
In this video series, learn about Alexis' decision to take up weight lifting, how she gets through the emotional ups and downs, and how things are going now that she is more than a year out from her initial diagnosis.
Part I: Finding Strength Through Fitness
"My whole goal was to try to get back into shape and show other young women that you can still be strong and fit and healthy, even when dealing with a chronic illness."