"CC" Armenta, after she fought to overcome both uterine and breast cancer and is now facing a battle against fibromyalgia. With the challenges she faces, more community support is needed.
"Food is just a beautiful thing," said Armenta. "You know it just makes you feel good knowing that you're spreading your love through the community, through food. It's kind of our culture." "It's affected me to the point where I can't be in the kitchen anymore, cooking like I used to do and love to do, because the heat also is another trigger for having seizures or blacking out," Armenta said.
As if the health challenge isn't enough for Armenta, her medical insurance company recently dropped her specialist, putting her now on a waiting list. Moving insurance companies is unlikely to work because Armenta needs it for her daughter, who has autism.