Deanna King received life-changing news back in March – the 36-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Upon learning the diagnosis, King’s thoughts instantly went to her six-year-old daughter.

“Being there to raise her and teach her all the things she needs to learn in life and also my concern would be is this genetic? Is this something that is going to follow her later on in life,” says King.

After intensive treatment, including a double mastectomy, the cancer returned.

This past weekend, friends of King decided they wanted to show support for the family by covering the lawn with pumpkins painted pink.

It began Friday night when a local fire department dropped off some pumpkins and then, by the time King woke up Saturday morning, her lawn was covered in pink pumpkins.

Troy Gautreau is the chief of the Grand Bay-Westfield Fire Department, where King’s husband works. Gautreau says the gesture is just the type of thing you do for family.

“The biggest easiest reason is, (she's) part of the family and whenever anyone in your family is going through anything you just do. You just need to be there and do what you can do to help,” says Gautreau.

Charlene Thompson has been a close friend of King’s for ten years and says she is impressed with her friend’s courage, strength, and attitude.

“I wasn’t sure she was going to be receptive to these pumpkins, I was a little nervous it was going to upset her and clearly it has done just the opposite,” says Thompson.

King was so grateful for the gesture she put together a video and sent it to the Ellen DeGeneres show. That video has now been viewed more than 110,000 times.

“What better way to show off what great friends I have, to bring some awareness to young breast cancer and maybe have an opportunity to meet Ellen,” says King.

King has a long road ahead, but she says the entire experience has changed her.

“I am a completely different person than I was eight to nine months ago,” says King. “I don’t sweat the small stuff, I just want to have fun with life, I want to have fun with my family and my friends and just really, really truly live life.”

With files from CTV Atlantic's David Bell