Sunny Brous Erasmus is a wife, daughter, “dog mama,” sister, aunt, and friend. She’s like her name – strong, full of life, and a very bright light.

Her mantra is “no apologies, no excuses, no regrets,” which helps explain why she considers Dr. Miranda Bailey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), kind of bossy and always in-charge, her soul sister.

Sunny needs all that moxie to fight ALS. A diagnosis of the disease hit her like a ton of bricks right before her 28^th birthday. Dr. Maria Phillip at Texas Neurology in Dallas delivered the shocking news on January 20, 2015.

More than three years later, Sunny is still making the most of each day with her husband, Kenneth, and their chocolate Labrador Retriever, Baloo Bear. They share a home in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sunny has embraced her walking stick, “Phil,” named after Phil Dunphy from “Modern Family,” and her scooter, “Garth,” named after Garth Brooks. She’s on round 12 of Radicava infusions – with she takes through her port, “Paula” – with no obvious signs of additional progression. It’s what she calls a “no news is good news” situation.

Late last year, she was forced to leave her beloved job as director of development and events for a nonprofit, but she and Kenneth have looked on the bright side (pun intended). They’re using what Sunny calls her “retirement” as an opportunity to check things off their bucket lists.

Sunny had a list of 30 things she wanted to do and experience before her 30^th birthday. The list took longer to compete than the month she had allocated, but she accomplished some major items, like test-driving a Porsche, throwing out the first pitch as a Texas Rangers game, and being on the cover of a magazine.