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Help to Get Back on Feet

This has to be one of the hardest things I have ever had to do.  I have been an very independant woman for many years and have always landed on my feet, but this last few years has knocked me over.  I have gone from a happy, lovin life woman to a loner who finds it hard to get out of bed everyday....but I have an amazing, smart, beautiful 11 yr old daughter that depends on me!

Dec. 11, 2012 I woke up with a kink in my neck...I went to work and within an hour I couldn't move my neck.  I went to emergency and by the next morning I was told I had cancer.  Alittle back story...the year previous to this day my daughter and I were broken up with by my fiancee, we moved in with one of my best friends. a month later he died in our kitchen in the middle of the night.  My mother had open heart surgery and almost died and had a stroke during operation and lost her sight, then my daughter's father died.....we had to move three times because of these situations, which took all the savings I had.

Now back to Dec. 2012.....I then saw a specialist who showed me my 20cm by 6 cm tumor that was in my chest squeezing my insides and doing lots of damage. I had 2 biopsies and they kept coming back inconclusive...I had a CT before a third biopsy and was then told the tumor was gone!!!!!  It imploded on itself....I thank god everyday that I made it.......I honestly do not think my daughter could have handled another loss, especially her mother.  The only issue is that the tumor has done lots of damage inside...paralysed my vocal cord, damaged lungs....I am physically a different person.  I will heal and I do have insurance but it is only a fraction of my old pay...I am in sales and made most money with commissions....so I went from raising daughter on $33,000 2 years ago to $9600 last year.  We had to move again, I owe every company out there money, my minivan is breaking down and I can not fix it. The stress of owing money to power company, phone company, etc the stress is killing me. Between my appointments and my daughters....therapist appointments I need my van!  It looks like I will be off work for at least another 6 months and I honestly believe that if I didn't stress so much over bills, putting food on our table, getting the money to fix van, I would heal a lot faster and will be able to go back to some type of work again. I went from owing no one anything to being at least 10, 000 in debt, now I know most people owe so much more, but I will never be able to get caught up, I just don't get enough mony coming in.  Every month is a balancing act...one month the phone gets paid..next month we get groceries.  

I appreciate any kind of donation with all my heart and please know that when I heal and can help myself,, I will pay it forward and help others in my situation.  This situation has made me realize just how easy a persons life can change in the blink of an eye. 

Thank you all,

Kim and Mia

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Kim McCarthy
Organizer
Lower Sackville, NS

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