Connie's Medical & Beyond Expenses
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My name is Leigh, and I am Connie Naylor's sister. In 2010, Connie was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was already struggling with heart disease and diabetes. She faced this latest diagnoses with determination. The determination that she was going to fight it and survive. Connie worked full time during her chemo and radiation treatments. But just as they were finished, her employer let her go. She fought hard for her insurance and disability rights. Right after her mastectomy surgery, her kidneys failed and she needed to start dialysis. So Connie knew she was going to need all the assistance possible.
Shortly after her cancer treatments, Connie entered the Catholic Church. Her faith brought her a renewed determination to fight her illnesses, and do for others. She went to church numerous times a week, helped with RCIA, and even took Communion to those sick in the hospital. She accepted all setbacks in her health, and rarely complained. Connie went back to college, scheduling her classes around her dialysis, convinced she still had more to offer the world.
In January of 2015, Connie was given devastating news. The cancer had come back and spread to her bones. This is a cancer that cannot be treated with the usual radiation and surgery. But that didn't stop her. She took whatever treatments her oncologist offered, and was determined to continue on. She eventually had to drop out of college, and stop taking Communion to the sick in the hospital. But she continued going to church as often as possible. This past October her health took a turn for the worse, and she has been steadily declining since then. Last week, her pain levels became unmanageable, and she and I decided it was in her best interest to begin hospice.
Even now, Connie fights to survive. She continues to
think of her family. She knows she has a lot of expenses, no life insurance, and very little income. She does not want to be a financial burden to her family and friends for current expenses, and what is to come.
I have taken a leave of absence from my job, and am staying near her to oversee her care, and make sure all her wishes are followed. Please help me take care of my sister in her final days. I want her to rest easy knowing current expenses, and the ones to come are taken care of.
Shortly after her cancer treatments, Connie entered the Catholic Church. Her faith brought her a renewed determination to fight her illnesses, and do for others. She went to church numerous times a week, helped with RCIA, and even took Communion to those sick in the hospital. She accepted all setbacks in her health, and rarely complained. Connie went back to college, scheduling her classes around her dialysis, convinced she still had more to offer the world.
In January of 2015, Connie was given devastating news. The cancer had come back and spread to her bones. This is a cancer that cannot be treated with the usual radiation and surgery. But that didn't stop her. She took whatever treatments her oncologist offered, and was determined to continue on. She eventually had to drop out of college, and stop taking Communion to the sick in the hospital. But she continued going to church as often as possible. This past October her health took a turn for the worse, and she has been steadily declining since then. Last week, her pain levels became unmanageable, and she and I decided it was in her best interest to begin hospice.
Even now, Connie fights to survive. She continues to
think of her family. She knows she has a lot of expenses, no life insurance, and very little income. She does not want to be a financial burden to her family and friends for current expenses, and what is to come.
I have taken a leave of absence from my job, and am staying near her to oversee her care, and make sure all her wishes are followed. Please help me take care of my sister in her final days. I want her to rest easy knowing current expenses, and the ones to come are taken care of.
Organizer
Leigh Kaiser
Organizer
Champaign, IL
