Getting to Know Rachel Rounds

Support Rachel by purchasing tickets to The Scarlet Pimpernel at Hopebox Theatre (Oct 3rd-Nov 1st) and by donating to her directly through Venmo @givehopebox.

Favorites: 

Food: Fajitas

Drink: Cherry Coke Zero

Snack/Candy: Twix, nachos, popcorn

Color: Purple

Family: My kids are the best thing in my life. I have 4 kids. Bailey is 19 and has special needs. She attends Canyon View’s post-high school life program. She loves drawing and movies. Kyla just graduated from Bonneville High School. She wants to be a physical therapist and starts at Weber State in a couple of weeks. She played lacrosse for the school and has been doing community theater for 7 years, and loves it. Bright Star is her and my favorite show. Leah is 14 and starting 9th grade. She also plays lacrosse and has been doing theater for 7 years. Linkin is 12 and starting 7th grade at South Ogden Jr High. He loves sports and video games.

I got divorced two years ago and have been trying to make it as a single mom. Their dad was diagnosed with colon cancer a year ago, in April, and then this year, exactly a year to the date, I was diagnosed with stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer, which is rare and aggressive. So my kids have been through a lot.

My girls and I have donated our hair at least a dozen times for wigs for cancer patients, which now feels ironic.   I have been a registered nurse for 22 years. I work in the recovery room at a surgical center. I also spent 17 years doing pediatric home care for kids with chronic medical problems like trachs, g-tubes, on ventilators, etc. 

I love my kids so much. We love going to plays, car rides with the windows down and music up, sports, games, paddleboarding, movie nights, and making memories with friends and relatives.

Likes and Interests: I LOVE music, plays, dancing, sports (especially basketball and soccer), helping and being supportive to others, friends, family, taking photos, and holidays (especially Halloween).

Favorite Musicals: Absolute favorite is Bright Star. Other favorites are: Dear Evan Hansen, Grease, Into the Woods, Hadestown, Les Mis, and Shrek.

Favorite Disney Movies: Tangled, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Emperor’s New Groove.

Dislikes: I’m a pretty picky eater, unfortunately. I don’t like sharks or alligators. Haha. Does that count?

Cancer Journey Status: In April 202,5, I was diagnosed with stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer that had metastasized to my axillary lymph nodes. In May, I started my 15 rounds of chemo infusions. I currently get a chemo infusion every Thursday until the beginning of September. It leaves me feeling run down pretty much 24/7. In October, I will get surgery to get a double mastectomy, and then I will do about 15 radiation treatments.

Support Rachel: Get tickets to The Scarlet Pimpernel and donate to her directly through Venmo @givehopebox.