Sara Liberty Medical Fundraiser
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I met my friend Samantha when I was in grade nine, back in 2009. We became very close very fast. Through Sam I met her mom Sara. Sara was always very involved in our school and in our lives. She was very kind, accepted me as if I was her child, and still to this day cares about the progress in my life. One of the hardest things was watching Sara battle with multiple illnesses since the first day I met her.
After battling with a total hysterectomy (removal of the uterus, filopian tubes, ovaries, and cervix) in 2009, Sara's real battle began in 2010. Sara became very ill very fast and for almost 6 months the doctors continued to pass around her case; blaming it on fibro-mialga and exhaustian. In the middle of 2009 Sara was diagnosed with a rare, terminal cancer called Multiple Myeloma. She was initially told that she would have a couple of months to live, but later the prognosis became more optomistic. With the possibility of chemotherapy and an extensive stem cell transplant, Sara was told she could live a long and (somewhat) healthy life in clinical remission.
Shortly after she completed her bout of treatment, Sara noticed that she was having some heart problems. After many trips to the hospital, in 2010 she was intibated and put in a coma for 8 days. After she woke up, the doctors realised that the stem cell transplant caused a strain on her heart and resulted in a condition known as Giant Cell Myocarditis. This is an enlargment of the heart which leads to the ultimate deterioration of the vital muscle. This was completely devestating on Sara and the whole family, but unfortunatley the battle was far from over.
Sara was later diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer) and had her kidney partially removed in 2012. She also suffers with hypothyroid and congestive heart failure.
I am hoping to raise some money to help Sara because, at the moment, she has had to stop her chemotherapy because her blood counts all dropped to critical levels (including hemoglobin, nutrifil, platelets, and white cells). At this point her options have decreased and risks the possibility of no longer being a candidate for her current chemotherapy (Polmalyst). As of know the doctors have told her she is not elegible for studies as she has multiple cancers and heart failure. She is also not eligible for a heart or kidney transplant as she is terminal. Sara knows now that her options are slim. Her doctor told her about a medication from the United States that is a new treatment called Darzalex. It costs $150,000 a year. Sara lives in a single income home as her husband David works and takes care of her. Samantha and her brother Aaron work and attend school but also take care of Sara whenever they can.
I am hoping to help my friends and my family as they work tirelessly to keep Sara alive. Anything you are able to contribute would be incredibly beneficial as Sara can also use this money for personal care workers or travel to and from hospitals.
Thank you!
After battling with a total hysterectomy (removal of the uterus, filopian tubes, ovaries, and cervix) in 2009, Sara's real battle began in 2010. Sara became very ill very fast and for almost 6 months the doctors continued to pass around her case; blaming it on fibro-mialga and exhaustian. In the middle of 2009 Sara was diagnosed with a rare, terminal cancer called Multiple Myeloma. She was initially told that she would have a couple of months to live, but later the prognosis became more optomistic. With the possibility of chemotherapy and an extensive stem cell transplant, Sara was told she could live a long and (somewhat) healthy life in clinical remission.
Shortly after she completed her bout of treatment, Sara noticed that she was having some heart problems. After many trips to the hospital, in 2010 she was intibated and put in a coma for 8 days. After she woke up, the doctors realised that the stem cell transplant caused a strain on her heart and resulted in a condition known as Giant Cell Myocarditis. This is an enlargment of the heart which leads to the ultimate deterioration of the vital muscle. This was completely devestating on Sara and the whole family, but unfortunatley the battle was far from over.
Sara was later diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer) and had her kidney partially removed in 2012. She also suffers with hypothyroid and congestive heart failure.
I am hoping to raise some money to help Sara because, at the moment, she has had to stop her chemotherapy because her blood counts all dropped to critical levels (including hemoglobin, nutrifil, platelets, and white cells). At this point her options have decreased and risks the possibility of no longer being a candidate for her current chemotherapy (Polmalyst). As of know the doctors have told her she is not elegible for studies as she has multiple cancers and heart failure. She is also not eligible for a heart or kidney transplant as she is terminal. Sara knows now that her options are slim. Her doctor told her about a medication from the United States that is a new treatment called Darzalex. It costs $150,000 a year. Sara lives in a single income home as her husband David works and takes care of her. Samantha and her brother Aaron work and attend school but also take care of Sara whenever they can.
I am hoping to help my friends and my family as they work tirelessly to keep Sara alive. Anything you are able to contribute would be incredibly beneficial as Sara can also use this money for personal care workers or travel to and from hospitals.
Thank you!
Organizer
Sophia Sameni
Organizer
Richmond Hill, ON
