Fight Pink–October 10, 2010–Christina Olachia is a survivor, yet she is much more than that.  She is a breast cancer survivor and advocate, she is a mother and wife, a writer and an amazing friend. Christina was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer when she was only 32 years young. Being faced with breast cancer at an early age, and one of the most aggressive Breast Cancers Christina knew that she indeed had a battle ahead of her. It’s been almost 5 years, and Christina is still cancer free, following a mastectomy and chemotherapy.

Christina has battled tirelessly for others who are also fighting the beast. She raises monies for Breast cancer organizations including Susan G. Komen. Annually, Christina and her group “Christina’s Breast Friends” walk and raise money for the Race for the Cure. This year, she has planned the Second Annual Tea’d at Breast Cancer Silent Auction, on October 16th in Houston, Texas.

Last year, the event raised approximately $1,600. This year, Olachia found a larger venue and hopes to raise more.

“There are no tickets,” Olachia said. “Just come in, donate generously and bid generously.”

The cash will be donated to Komen again this year, but Olachia’s biggest hope is the event grows big enough to someday fund her own organization that will serve local families.

“Not just with mammograms, but also financially,” Olachia said. “We have come close to losing our house through our fight with cancer. Sometimes it was literally a matter of choose to keep the lights on, or choose to get treatment? Treatment is very expensive. Paying for insurance, taking time off work, all of these things come into play.”

Olachia would love to be able to tell another woman “I will give you $500 a month for your six months of chemo, to put toward your house or your bills.”

“Christina is such a good woman,” said one of Olachia’s “Breast Friends,” Houston resident Wanda Monnin. “She has struggled so hard, and so has her family. I’ve seen what that family has been through.”

Olachia will certainly never forget it, which is why she said she has set out not just to endure and survive breast cancer, but to “blaze a trail of hope behind me.”

“I know everything I’m setting out to do is a dream,” Olachia said, “but I want to try.”

Visit Christina’s Blog!  Visit the Tea’d at Breast Cancer event on Facebook!

Watch the video below of Christina on AOLHeath.com. She is truly and inspiration to many!