Kim's Loving Friends Cancer/Surgery Fund
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Our Dear Friend was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer when she was 34
years old. When she was 38 her cancer metastasized into her brain and
lungs. She underwent an invasive brain surgery and the brain tumor was
successfully removed. Since the tumor
was sitting on the motor strip for the right side of her body she woke
up from surgery with her entire left leg completely numb. Thankfully,
about 90% of her feeling returned and we watched as she battled to
re-learn how to walk. A year after her ordeal her scans showed another
brain tumor on the right side of her cerebellum. This past June she
underwent Gamma Knife Surgery (SRS) which is an isolated radiation
treatment that targets the tumor. Her most recent scans (October)
showed 7 spots on her brain. Her only option is Gamma Knife Surgery and
Blue Cross Blue Shield has DENIED her coverage for her previous gamma knife surgeries. This
surgery is the only option to extend her life. What is
insurance worth if it isn't there for you when you're sick? Insurance
companies don't have a problem collecting our monthly payments, but when she needs it the most, Blue Cross Blue Shield has decided her
life isn't worth the investment. I don't know WHY we don't have a cure
for cancer, but I do know this surgery is her ONLY OPTION.
Please help see her 40th birthday.
Organizer
Kristina Johnson
Organizer
Forest, VA