Regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s game, the New England Patriots are already making dreams come true.Shelly Sepulveda, a local NICU nurse, has been battling cancer for the last two years. The mother of six, five of whom were adopted, has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer three times since 2024.”I know I have limited time here on this Earth, so I created a bucket list and one of the things on that bucket list was to go to a Pats game,” she said.Sepulveda didn’t go to just any game; she went to last week’s playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers.”I got to go on the field, I got to go in and see the players up close and personal,” she said. “I cried when I went on the field. It was just an amazing experience.”The game was a highlight for Sepulveda in what has been an unimaginable two years.The Kraft Foundation heard she was a fan and invited her to the game. And the excitement didn’t stop there.Kraft gifted her a ticket to the Super Bowl. “I’ve been on Cloud Nine ever since, even though I had some unfortunate news,” Sepulveda said.This past Tuesday, she found out her body is no longer responding to chemotherapy.She’s now trying to get into a clinical trial.The Super Bowl ticket is giving her hope and inspiration as she fights this disease.”I know that it’s a gift from them, but I don’t know really if they really understand how much it impacts me mentally, physically,” she said. “I want them to know how much this is keeping me going. And I have the Pats to thank for that.”
Regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s game, the New England Patriots are already making dreams come true.
Shelly Sepulveda, a local NICU nurse, has been battling cancer for the last two years.
The mother of six, five of whom were adopted, has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer three times since 2024.
“I know I have limited time here on this Earth, so I created a bucket list and one of the things on that bucket list was to go to a Pats game,” she said.
Sepulveda didn’t go to just any game; she went to last week’s playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
“I got to go on the field, I got to go in and see the players up close and personal,” she said. “I cried when I went on the field. It was just an amazing experience.”
The game was a highlight for Sepulveda in what has been an unimaginable two years.
The Kraft Foundation heard she was a fan and invited her to the game.
And the excitement didn’t stop there.
Kraft gifted her a ticket to the Super Bowl.
“I’ve been on Cloud Nine ever since, even though I had some unfortunate news,” Sepulveda said.
This past Tuesday, she found out her body is no longer responding to chemotherapy.
She’s now trying to get into a clinical trial.
The Super Bowl ticket is giving her hope and inspiration as she fights this disease.
“I know that it’s a gift from them, but I don’t know really if they really understand how much it impacts me mentally, physically,” she said. “I want them to know how much this is keeping me going. And I have the Pats to thank for that.”