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Seriously Cancer?! AGAIN?!

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Eight years ago, I found out that I had lymphoma and leukemia.  I was a sophomore in college at the time.  I was able to beat the odds and overcome this deadly disease.  All I have ever wanted in life is to be a nurse.  When I was first diagnosed, I had to quit my dream of starting nursing school because I needed to focus on getting myself well. 

During the last eight years, I have seen many accomplishments that were all directly related to cancer.  I was able to get a book published about my story, and I received a Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts and Communication, something I would have never considered had I not been sick.

However, earlier this week I discovered I have cervical cancer.  I never expected to face three types of cancer before my 30th birthday.  I had a plan of how things were going to go, and I have hit a little bump in the road.  I am in my last semester of nursing school and I am on track to graduate in May.  The other part of this story is that I found out about a year ago that I need to have double hip replacements due to all my cancer treatments the first time.  The bones in my hip have been slowly deteriorating for over a year now and it causes constant pain. I've been waiting until I graduated from nursing school to have this surgery.  My original plan was to keep on working and save up the money that I needed to pay my car payments during the four months that I would be out to recover.  Now I am having to deal with the cervical cancer.  This upcoming Tuesday, I will have a hysterectomy to completely irradicate any cancer that is left.  Did I mention that I am only 28?

I have never liked to ask people for anything, but I know that I have an unwavering amount of support and love that is coming my way.  I have no idea if something like this would even work, but I am at a loss for how my family is going to pay for things in the months to come.  I have three surgeries coming up in the next four months, and I hate having to burden my parents with helping me pay for things.  I am not stressed about having the surgeries, I am more stressed about how I am going to pay for the after effects of the surgery. 

Regardless of what happens, I trust in God's plan 100% and I know that He will use me and my story to help other people, and that is one of my ultimate goals.  Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story. :)

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Lauren Graham
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Corpus Christi, TX

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