Shari's Operation
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Hello Everyone,
I am reaching out to all of you to ask for help for my dear friend, Shari Chireno. Shari has Stage 4 Breast Cancer, and five years ago it metastasized to her brain. Then last March, she was hospitalized and diagnosed as also having MS. Now the cancer has spread to her stomach as well.
There is a surgery that Shari can have that will help save her life, but she is currently without insurance. The Doctors have generously agreed to go ahead with the surgery now, but the Hospital is still requiring that the OR and anesthesiologist fees be paid up front. That is what I am asking all of you to help with. Shari is such a beautiful person, so very kind, caring, and generous, and a fabulous wife and mother. She has a huge heart, and would do anything for anyone, including strangers. It would mean the world to me if you could help me to give Shari and her wonderful family more time together by donating any amount that you can so that she can get this surgery ASAP.
The best way to tell you all about Shari is to have her loving daughter, Ashley, share her story with you. Thank you all in advance for helping me to reach this goal. Shari and her husband Danny, and their children Ashley and Josh, thank you too.
From Ashley:
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Ashley. I am writing this for my Mom, who means the world to me. First, I want you to know how amazing she is. My Mom has always done it all. We would come home from school to a clean house and dinner cooking, and life was great. My Mom was always the first to volunteer at school for everything: crafting, face painting, sewing costumes, or bake sales. She always made cupcakes on our Birthdays, and always made sure we thought that the sun rose and set just because of us. My Mom is an avid Disney freak, anyone who knows her knows she has told Cinderella on many occasions that it is her turn to live in the castle!
My Mom and Dad are such a special couple. They even finish each others sandwiches (Frozen lingo). Growing up, we did everything as a family. We were often teased that if one of us was there, we all were. My Mom does not just do for my family. My Mom would give someone the shirt off her back if she thought they needed it. As a matter of fact, just a few months back a homeless man asked my Mom for socks. She said she was so sorry, she had none. He looked at her feet and told her how far he had walked, and that he had blisters and just needed a pair. My Mom (as OCD as she is!) reached down and took off her favorite socks and gave them to the man. She even cried most the way home, wishing she could have done more. That is how awesome my Mom is. I can not even begin to tell you all the stories we have of my Mom just being MOM. But, I can tell you as far as Moms go, we have the very best.
As many of you must realize, my Mom has become increasingly private and anti-social. This has nothing to do with any of you, just the crisis that she is going through right now. Many of you know my Mom has triple negative breast cancer, stage 4. Five years ago it metastasized to her brain, and then last March she was hospitalized and diagnosed as also having MS.
Mom has had three brain surgeries, gone through WBR radiation, and 7 rounds of chemo at 21 weeks each. She is also now legally blind and deaf in one ear from the tumors in her head. Even through all this, my Mom has smiled and never lost hope. Recently, we had to take her to the ER because she was walking sideways. While we were there, the doctors told us that one of the shunts in her head has failed and the other is barely working. It was also found that the catheter that drains to her belly has been relocating cancer cells to there. This has caused a large mass to grow in her stomach. She now must have surgery so that her catheter and shunts can be pulled and replaced, and the mass removed from her stomach.
My Mom has lost 62 lbs since Christmas, and she is now sleeping 16-20 hours a day. Even when going out, she falls asleep in the car and where ever we are. She has come to terms with the fact that she is dying. Her eyes well with tears if surgery is even mentioned, because there is no insurance for it. My Mom has become increasingly ill and chooses to ignore it because she has no insurance. She is not able to get Obama care because of the cost, and State Insurance keeps denying her because of 12 dollars excess income. These are sad but true facts.
As many of you know, after 18 years on the job my Dad fell during a storm and did major damage. This happened 18 months ago, and he is still in undergoing PT and rehab for his injury. My Dad is on workmans comp, so there is nothing extra. Last August, we packed everything we owned into storage and moved to where my Dad could get the best care possible and regain the use of his arm. My family has nothing extra for my Mom's surgery. Mom does not even use her consintrator ( oxygen machine) because it is still in storage in NY.
Fortunately, the doctor here has agreed to do the surgery and wait to see if the hospital can get Mom insurance, but the hospital still needs the OR and anesthesiologist fees paid for up front. They will wait on the room charges, but the other fees have to be paid.
This surgery would save my Moms life. Yes, she would still have cancer, but we would still have our Mom, at least for a few more years ( we hope). Both Josh and I are working and going to school. We are trying to help raise this money ASAP, but it would take Josh and I close to 6 months to do it. So we are asking friends, family, and anyone who knows my Mom to please help. I don't care if it is $1 or $5, anything will help us reach our goal quicker. We know it is a long shot,but we also know my Mom would do it for her friends, or for anyone that needed help. My Mom is my best friend, and I don't want to lose her. Thank you all so much in advance. If anyone would like to mail my Mom a get well card to brighten her day, that would be so great too! Please pray for my Mom, it would mean the world to us.
Thank you, Ashley and Josh
I am reaching out to all of you to ask for help for my dear friend, Shari Chireno. Shari has Stage 4 Breast Cancer, and five years ago it metastasized to her brain. Then last March, she was hospitalized and diagnosed as also having MS. Now the cancer has spread to her stomach as well.
There is a surgery that Shari can have that will help save her life, but she is currently without insurance. The Doctors have generously agreed to go ahead with the surgery now, but the Hospital is still requiring that the OR and anesthesiologist fees be paid up front. That is what I am asking all of you to help with. Shari is such a beautiful person, so very kind, caring, and generous, and a fabulous wife and mother. She has a huge heart, and would do anything for anyone, including strangers. It would mean the world to me if you could help me to give Shari and her wonderful family more time together by donating any amount that you can so that she can get this surgery ASAP.
The best way to tell you all about Shari is to have her loving daughter, Ashley, share her story with you. Thank you all in advance for helping me to reach this goal. Shari and her husband Danny, and their children Ashley and Josh, thank you too.
From Ashley:
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Ashley. I am writing this for my Mom, who means the world to me. First, I want you to know how amazing she is. My Mom has always done it all. We would come home from school to a clean house and dinner cooking, and life was great. My Mom was always the first to volunteer at school for everything: crafting, face painting, sewing costumes, or bake sales. She always made cupcakes on our Birthdays, and always made sure we thought that the sun rose and set just because of us. My Mom is an avid Disney freak, anyone who knows her knows she has told Cinderella on many occasions that it is her turn to live in the castle!
My Mom and Dad are such a special couple. They even finish each others sandwiches (Frozen lingo). Growing up, we did everything as a family. We were often teased that if one of us was there, we all were. My Mom does not just do for my family. My Mom would give someone the shirt off her back if she thought they needed it. As a matter of fact, just a few months back a homeless man asked my Mom for socks. She said she was so sorry, she had none. He looked at her feet and told her how far he had walked, and that he had blisters and just needed a pair. My Mom (as OCD as she is!) reached down and took off her favorite socks and gave them to the man. She even cried most the way home, wishing she could have done more. That is how awesome my Mom is. I can not even begin to tell you all the stories we have of my Mom just being MOM. But, I can tell you as far as Moms go, we have the very best.
As many of you must realize, my Mom has become increasingly private and anti-social. This has nothing to do with any of you, just the crisis that she is going through right now. Many of you know my Mom has triple negative breast cancer, stage 4. Five years ago it metastasized to her brain, and then last March she was hospitalized and diagnosed as also having MS.
Mom has had three brain surgeries, gone through WBR radiation, and 7 rounds of chemo at 21 weeks each. She is also now legally blind and deaf in one ear from the tumors in her head. Even through all this, my Mom has smiled and never lost hope. Recently, we had to take her to the ER because she was walking sideways. While we were there, the doctors told us that one of the shunts in her head has failed and the other is barely working. It was also found that the catheter that drains to her belly has been relocating cancer cells to there. This has caused a large mass to grow in her stomach. She now must have surgery so that her catheter and shunts can be pulled and replaced, and the mass removed from her stomach.
My Mom has lost 62 lbs since Christmas, and she is now sleeping 16-20 hours a day. Even when going out, she falls asleep in the car and where ever we are. She has come to terms with the fact that she is dying. Her eyes well with tears if surgery is even mentioned, because there is no insurance for it. My Mom has become increasingly ill and chooses to ignore it because she has no insurance. She is not able to get Obama care because of the cost, and State Insurance keeps denying her because of 12 dollars excess income. These are sad but true facts.
As many of you know, after 18 years on the job my Dad fell during a storm and did major damage. This happened 18 months ago, and he is still in undergoing PT and rehab for his injury. My Dad is on workmans comp, so there is nothing extra. Last August, we packed everything we owned into storage and moved to where my Dad could get the best care possible and regain the use of his arm. My family has nothing extra for my Mom's surgery. Mom does not even use her consintrator ( oxygen machine) because it is still in storage in NY.
Fortunately, the doctor here has agreed to do the surgery and wait to see if the hospital can get Mom insurance, but the hospital still needs the OR and anesthesiologist fees paid for up front. They will wait on the room charges, but the other fees have to be paid.
This surgery would save my Moms life. Yes, she would still have cancer, but we would still have our Mom, at least for a few more years ( we hope). Both Josh and I are working and going to school. We are trying to help raise this money ASAP, but it would take Josh and I close to 6 months to do it. So we are asking friends, family, and anyone who knows my Mom to please help. I don't care if it is $1 or $5, anything will help us reach our goal quicker. We know it is a long shot,but we also know my Mom would do it for her friends, or for anyone that needed help. My Mom is my best friend, and I don't want to lose her. Thank you all so much in advance. If anyone would like to mail my Mom a get well card to brighten her day, that would be so great too! Please pray for my Mom, it would mean the world to us.
Thank you, Ashley and Josh
Organizer and beneficiary
Jen Robinson-Steipp
Organizer
Saugerties, NY
Daniel Chireno
Beneficiary
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