Jennifer's Cancer Treatment
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Jennifer is a young mother of 3, Natalie (16), Olivia (7), and Christian (18 months). She was diagnosed with Metastisized Melanoma in Aug'16. Her immunotherapy stopped working in April. Her Dr's immediately started a new immunotherapy. This therapy is very slow working. It takes 3-4 months to work. Now, she has been taking this for 6 weeks. She was brought to the ER on Wednesday the 7th because Jennifer was not acting normal. She was sleeping for 12-14 hours a day, feeling weak, and very monotone. Once we got to the ER an MRI was ordered. Jennifer had a massive seizure in the Emergency Room. It was traumatic and difficult for all of us. Natalie and Olivia were both in the room when it happened. I quickly got Olivia out of the room and yelled for a nurse. That was by far the scariest and most difficult time for all of us. In my heart I know her kids will always remember that fear, helplessness, and sadness. If there was any way I could take that feeling away from them I would. We were not expecting this because she was on a high dose of anti-seizure medication. All of her symptons made us believe something was wrong, but we did not know the problem was this bad.
Jennifer proceeded to sleep for 3 days. For the first two days we were not sure she would wake up. There was a likelihood she would just keep sleeping. When she woke up, her cognitive process are slowed. She has extreme weakness in the left size of her body. She will slowly regain better cognitive function, over time.
The MRI shows growth in the tumors she has been fighting and new tumors. The immunotherapy she is taking may be working, but it is working slower than the cancer is growing. We are now on our last option, continuing the immunotherapy and start a new round of 10 full brain radiation treatments. There are a lot of risks with starting another 10 rounds of full brain radiation. There could be an increase in swelling, tissue damage around the tumors, and cognitive imparements.
The deck is obviously stacked against us. The odds of making it through this are small, but people have made it through worse, we less of a chance.
After the initial diagnosis, Jennifer and the kids moved in with me. We raised money through gofundme that helped with the moving cost and the cost of everything Jennifer needed when she was starting this battle. Luckily, Jennifer and the kids are still living with me. Trying to manage the hard road ahead of us is harder than anything, any of us have ever done.
I have started this gofundme because I need to raise money for this stage in the cancer process. Jennifer has a lot of medical equipment needs now. The weakness in her left side has made this whole situation a little harder to manage. I am also trying to raise money for the daily cost associated with her treatment and basic needs.
I am also hoping to be able to raise enough money to cover the cost of her needs, and have enough money left over to be able to make these next few months as special and memorable as possible for Jennifer and her 3 kids.
Jennifer proceeded to sleep for 3 days. For the first two days we were not sure she would wake up. There was a likelihood she would just keep sleeping. When she woke up, her cognitive process are slowed. She has extreme weakness in the left size of her body. She will slowly regain better cognitive function, over time.
The MRI shows growth in the tumors she has been fighting and new tumors. The immunotherapy she is taking may be working, but it is working slower than the cancer is growing. We are now on our last option, continuing the immunotherapy and start a new round of 10 full brain radiation treatments. There are a lot of risks with starting another 10 rounds of full brain radiation. There could be an increase in swelling, tissue damage around the tumors, and cognitive imparements.
The deck is obviously stacked against us. The odds of making it through this are small, but people have made it through worse, we less of a chance.
After the initial diagnosis, Jennifer and the kids moved in with me. We raised money through gofundme that helped with the moving cost and the cost of everything Jennifer needed when she was starting this battle. Luckily, Jennifer and the kids are still living with me. Trying to manage the hard road ahead of us is harder than anything, any of us have ever done.
I have started this gofundme because I need to raise money for this stage in the cancer process. Jennifer has a lot of medical equipment needs now. The weakness in her left side has made this whole situation a little harder to manage. I am also trying to raise money for the daily cost associated with her treatment and basic needs.
I am also hoping to be able to raise enough money to cover the cost of her needs, and have enough money left over to be able to make these next few months as special and memorable as possible for Jennifer and her 3 kids.
Organizer
Michelle Evans
Organizer
Largo, FL
