She was given an eight to twelve-month life expectancy with a 15% chance of surviving. Since then, Brandi has devoted her life to advocating for cancer patients and survivors, as well as veterans facing similar diagnoses, and she uses her platform to encourage others not to give up on themselves by sharing her remarkable story of hope, resiliency, the art of rebelling against those who do not believe in miracles. As a result, she's devoted her life to raising awareness about rare illnesses and the importance of physical and mental recovery and has made it her mission to provide an effective blueprint of strategies and tasks that survivors, their loved ones, and anyone struggling with "an enemy" in whatever form can use to take charge of their healing and wellness. She actively engages in advocacy through multiple roles, such as serving as a pre-reviewer for the Department of Defense (DOD) to represent the consumer perspective in grant and clinical trial reviews. Furthermore, she contributes as a mentor for The Young Adult Peer Mentorship Program (AYA) at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her commitment extends to serving on the Board of Directors of the Sarcoma Alliance, and she has been acknowledged by the Sarcoma Foundation of America with the prestigious Courage Award. Brandi is the author of the book, "The Enemy Inside Me," an Iraqi War Veteran (Operation Enduring Freedom), an award recipient from the Sarcoma Foundation of America, and best known for her signature talk "There Are Miracles Every Day, Why Can't You Be One?"
During Brandi's engagements, she emphasizes the importance of a strong support system, the beauty of vulnerability, how to integrate back into the workplace after an illness (cancer), and changing the survivorship narrative.
