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Deanna met Brett in the oven, Mississippi, where both grew up. They started dating while in high school, when Deanna was a second student and Brett was a junior. She attended a Poplarville, Mississippi Community College on a basketball scholarship and went on to University of Southern Mississippi to finish her degree in exercise science. When Deanna was 19, she became pregnant with her and Brett's daughter Brittany. She was born on February 6, 1989. Deanna was a single mother and worked several different jobs to put herself through college. Since then she followed him across the country that offers good advice that he is withdrawing his career UN. In 1995, Deanna made the trek to Green Bay, Wisconsin to live with Brett. At that time, it came to light that Brett was addicted to vicodin and Brett virtually ignored her and Brittany. Brett eventually recovered from his addiction has always maintained that Deanna is the reason for his recovery. It was during his recovery that proposed Brett Deanna, and were married on July 14, 1996, in Green Bay. Brett and Deanna would hit a rough patch in their married life in 1999 when Deanna realized that Brett had a drinking problem. He entered Rehab yet again and had a drink since then. Their daughter, Breleigh was born on July 13, 1999. Deanna's 24-year-old brother and a half years, Casey Tynes, was killed in a tragic ATV accident while at home Favre on October 6, 2004. A week later, Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer. Deanna had a lumpectomy and endured five months of chemotherapy. She is now free of cancer. Her experience led her to create Deanna Favre Hope Foundation. They help women who are medically served (no insurance or underinsured), with breast cancer education and imaging and diagnostic services. Since October 2007, they raised over $ 500,000 for the Foundation. Read an article about Deanna Favre here. Deanna has a book boxes, "Do not Bet Against Me!" In which she speaks frankly about her experience of breast cancer, her life as a single mother, and her marriage to Brett. Both Deanna and Brett said they credit the Catholic faith in guiding them through their battles live, especially when Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer. Read a great article about Deanna here. More photos and video of Deanna Favre can be found below.