Mandi Turner - cancer but caring
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Mandi Turner, R.D., CDE - Caring for kids with cancer
Mandi lives in Gilbert, AZ and has a serious problem. Mandi was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer 3 months ago at age 34. It was caught early so everyone is hopeful, but there is still chemo, surgery, and radiation to go. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
Ironically, Mandi works as a dietitian and diabetic educator at a Children’s Hospital and takes care of children with cancer. She loves kids and, although she is single and does not have any kids of her own (other than her kitties), she brightens the day for every child she cares for.
Chemotherapy began with Cytoxan and Adriamycin and now continues with Taxol. Mandi is doing her best to get through chemo, continuing to try to work full-time when she is exhausted and not feeling well from the many side effects of chemo. Still, she has missed a lot of work. Unfortunately, her numerous medical and chemotherapy appointments have exhausted all of her paid time off and FLEX medical account, so when she is too sick to work or has chemo appointments she doesn’t have any income. Her insurance deductible is high, and not all her medical expenses go toward the deductible. Mandi’s paychecks are decreasing, her medical and prescription costs are increasing and she still has a long way to go. She has eight more weeks of chemotherapy followed by surgery and radiation before emerging from this nightmare.
Cancer is a difficult enough without adding financial pressures. Mandi is always the first to help someone else and the last to ask for help, so I’m asking for her. Please help!
Thank you.
PS: Mandi is my step-daughter. Her mother and I are involved in her care daily.
Mandi lives in Gilbert, AZ and has a serious problem. Mandi was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer 3 months ago at age 34. It was caught early so everyone is hopeful, but there is still chemo, surgery, and radiation to go. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
Ironically, Mandi works as a dietitian and diabetic educator at a Children’s Hospital and takes care of children with cancer. She loves kids and, although she is single and does not have any kids of her own (other than her kitties), she brightens the day for every child she cares for.
Chemotherapy began with Cytoxan and Adriamycin and now continues with Taxol. Mandi is doing her best to get through chemo, continuing to try to work full-time when she is exhausted and not feeling well from the many side effects of chemo. Still, she has missed a lot of work. Unfortunately, her numerous medical and chemotherapy appointments have exhausted all of her paid time off and FLEX medical account, so when she is too sick to work or has chemo appointments she doesn’t have any income. Her insurance deductible is high, and not all her medical expenses go toward the deductible. Mandi’s paychecks are decreasing, her medical and prescription costs are increasing and she still has a long way to go. She has eight more weeks of chemotherapy followed by surgery and radiation before emerging from this nightmare.
Cancer is a difficult enough without adding financial pressures. Mandi is always the first to help someone else and the last to ask for help, so I’m asking for her. Please help!
Thank you.
PS: Mandi is my step-daughter. Her mother and I are involved in her care daily.
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David Redwine
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Chandler, AZ
