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Woman ends cancer treatment to embark on final dream

Myranda Myers was diagnosed with with a rare and aggresive form of cancer in 2014, according to her GoFundMe page. (Photos courtesy Bobbilynn Breland)

Miranda Myers was 23-years-old when she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Since then, Bobbilynn Breland, Myers' sister, has said goodbye twice — once when doctors didn’t expect her to make it out of surgery and again after an aggressive chemo regimen caused her to go septic, requiring doctors to place her in a medically induced coma.

Now, Breland’s going to say goodbye one more time.

But this time, it might be for good. Myers is ending her treatment.

"She has been given nine months to a year to live," Breland wrote in an email to KIRO 7. "In that time, she has decided to spend it with loved ones doing things she's never had the chance to do."

Myers was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma on June 22, 2014. There are fewer than 1,000 cases of Ewing’s Sarcoma reported each year, according to Sarcoma Alliance, a nonprofit cancer group.

Before the cancer kills her, Breland said Myers wants to visit Disneyland. The only problem is buying the tickets to get there.

“Our family has never had a lot of money,” Breland says. “We’d like to get the word out as much as possible to help fund this.”

Breland's family has started a GoFundMe page to help Myers attain her goal. They hope that they will be able to raise enough money to travel to the theme park as a family. [Click here to access the page].

The family's goal is to raise $15,000. As of Sunday morning, they had just under $1,000.

"Please help us give my sister the best year possible before we lose her to the monster that is cancer," Breland says.