Friend has aggressive stage 4 breast cancer...
I've posted this on my Twitter and Facebook, but deciding to try and post on Reddit. If you can help - please do. If you can't please upvoted and/or share this campaign on Facebook or whatever else. She has aggressive stage 4 breast cancer and quit her job to spend more time with her kids.
https://www.gofundme.com/caitlins-medical-fund
Her story (also on the GFM campaign):
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to share this page. I tried my best to not bother anyone and battle this mostly in private. I was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. I got diagnosed with breast cancer on January 25th, 2017 at Stage 2b. The type I was diagnosed with is called Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma and it is also triple negative...a very aggressive form. I have undergone chemotherapy since February. Presumably, it was working, it subsided quite a bit in the first couple weeks. Once they switched to a new type two months later (protol), I started to notice changes. I voiced my concern that it may not be working. I was told they've never seen it not work. I asked for scans to check and was denied each time. Two months into this treatment and they finally agreed to do a scan. The scan revealed that it had spread into a multi-centric disease. It was still all contained within the breast and they set me up for surgery within a week. That date was July 5th. A month later, I was getting set up for radiation next with a CT. I didn't even make it past simulation. They saw suspicious spots in my liver and set me up with a biopsy which confirmed it positive. I am to start a pill, in hopes it will prolong my life. If not, I will be sent to Chicago.
Those of you who wish to donate, I know I will have medical expenses and possibly other finanical issues that may pop up. I have two small children to provide for. I have stepped away from my job, my family is 100xs more important to me right now. My two children are the most important thing to me when it comes to any of these financial issues that may arrise.
I simply just want to live longer for the sake of my children. I will be strong and I will fight whatever comes at me.
PS I didn't know what to put down for a goal.... so I just went high?
Much love and thanks to all who decide to donate."
Posted Aug 14, 2017, 7:12 PM UTC · edited