Elo Jett’s F*** Cancer Fund

As y’all probably know, Éloïse Théorêt (« Elo Jett ») has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer 6 months ago. After 2 surgeries, a radioactive iodine treatment and 6 months of pain and fatigue, she’s still unable to function normally, and thus obviously...work.Long story short: her 15 weeks of Employment Insurance Sickness is done so she should be going back to work now, which is RIDICULOUS if you’ve seen her lately.These are her words:« 15 weeks of Employment Insurance Sickness to heal from cancer? Really? For the last 6 months I have spent most of my days laying down due to fatigue, brain fog, joints pain, muscles pain, diziness, headaches, memory loss, blurry vision, numbness, weakness, heart palpitations, short breathing and all the psychological symptoms that come with being sick. Now what, I should drug myself with painkillers and go back to work? What if I had kids to take care of and a house to pay? Without the support of my friends and parents I'd be completely fucked financially. Thank you government of Canada. »That sounds terrible AF.Basically, she needs her family, friends and fans to support her in what is probably the biggest hardship that anyone can go through at only 28 years old!!PLEASE donate anything you can! She needs to rest, eat well and not stress about money right now!!We love you Elo!! Get well soon and take good care of yourself. <3_____Elo’s updates about her cancer:June 14th - After an awful week post-radioactive iodine treatment of feeling nauseous, barely being able to eat and to stand on my feet, I'd like to share the good news that the scan did not show anything left in my neck and no metastasis anywhere in my body. Now, doctor says this does not mean I am actually cancer free but it does sound pretty good to me!Here's a picture of me 3 weeks ago on "Monument Builder" 5.11b clipping one draw at a time and resting at each one of them determined to get back to climbing at my level again. Thanks to my friends who have been really patient belaying me and comprehensive about leaving the crag with me when I am about to pass out ahah. One day at a time is how I have been living since february 7th, the day of my first surgery. For a third time in the past 4 months I am slowly getting back up and holding on to those little moments where I feel okay. Hoping that one day I'll actually feel great again. While living without a thyroid comes with all kind of annoying symptoms and an indefinable fatigue, I am also learning how to live my life with a paralyzed vocal cord and accept the impacts it has on my day to day life, on my physical activities but also on myself, on my personality and on my self-esteem. To my mom, friends, and people out there fighting through illness, know that we are not alone and we will get better. _____April 14th - 2nd surgery; DONE ✔Unfortunately, the first surgery caused a permanent paralysis to my left vocal cord. Which means I'm having and will have trouble speaking, breathing and swallowing. The nerve that was essential to my vocal cord was wrapped in the 7cm tumor. So they had to cut it. In total, I have had 70 lymph nodes taking out of my neck; 34 had cancer. Since there were risks of hurting my right vocal cord during the second surgery, which could have led to a tracheotomy, I didn'twant to do it. I just couldn't imagine living the rest of my life witha hole in my neck. Because my cancer is a really aggressive one, doctors at the tumor board strongly recommended I get a total thyrodectomy to reduce chances of recurrence. After talking to my surgeon about our options we decided to go through with it. She discovered a lymph on my right vocal cord nerve but as we agreed, she didn't touch it.Hopefully the radioactive iodine treatment will take care of that and I will be cancer free for good. On the bright side, the surgery went well. It was like a broken nail compared to the first one. I am back home after 2 days at the hospital, feeling great and looking forward to finally start my recovery.Again, I would like to say thank you to my amazing parents and friends that made me smile and laugh during my journey at the hospital. I love you all so much. Special thanks to my 89 years old roommate soon to be 90. You are one of the most beautiful human I have met in my life. You taught me more about life in 2 days than what I have learned in the past years. I am coming back home a better person, with your smile filling my heart. I wish you a happy birthday and a quick recovery! <3__________February 10th - About a month ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. With 98% chance of survival after surgery, I knew I wasn't going to die. However, being told you have cancer is extremely powerful and makes you think, a lot. For the past 3 months, since I have noticed a lump on my neck I have been requestioning everything. At 28 years old, how is this possible?What if I've been told I had months to live? Would I be satisfied with my life? Have I been a good person? Have I taken care of my family, my friends? Have I been the person I wanted to be? Have I done the things I wanted to do? Is it right to feel frustrated about what's happening to me when other people are being told they are going to die? Is it right to cry, to feel like it's unfair? Staying and looking strong in front of everyone is exhausting and hard. In reality, I feel weak and scared. I feel like my body failed me.It's hard to see yourself going from climbing 15 meters overhanging walls to not being able to talk properly, drink water without choking, open your mouth fully, sleep more than 1 hour without having to sit and cough and not being able to smile properly because parts of your face feels paralysed. I certainly see life from a different point of view now. Being cut up in the neck for 6 hours and waking up to extreme menstrual cramps feel like hell. I feel like there's a brick hanging from my neck. I can't turn my head or stand straight. Since they had to cut up around nerves and muscles, my whole neck, shoulders, back and chest hurt. After 3 days of bad sleep and non stop blood and pressure tests at the hospital it feels good to be back home. I feel extremely grateful for all the love and support I have had from my family and friends who helped me through this. Seeing your faces at the hospital was all I needed. I couldn't have done it without you. I am happy to be alive and get a second chance at life. I love you all so much and can't wait to see you. Hopefully I won't need a second surgery for the right part of my thyroid and will be back in my climbing shoes soon. Enjoy life people. ❤
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December 3rd 2018: I hate to be breaking the bad news that cancer has grown...from 1.3cm to 3.7cm.

On the way back from our trip I felt like something was up. I could actually feel something was shocking me from inside. Like if someone was pressing on my throat 24/7. Let me tell you, it is fucking annoying. But I thought... maybe I'm just stressed out, maybe it's in my head. You know like how you feel you have ''une boule dans la gorge'' (''a ball in your throat'' is what we say in french) when you feel sad or stressed. Well, it wasn't. That thing is literally shocking me from inside and I can feel it.

15 minutes after my doctor told me the bad news, I was laying down on a table, crying my heart out while they were planting a needle straight up in my throat for biopsy. At that moment, something in me, died. My whole being shut off. My surgeon then went on and told me about surgery but I couldn't hear a word. I left the clinic feeling completely empty and defeated.

When I got home, I started feeling really nauseous and ended up in bed for 3 days straight barely able to eat and move. I was in total shock.

The risks of a third surgery haven't changed and are the reasons why I avoided it in the past. I am meeting with an orthophonist on Wednesday to talk about the worst case scenario which is waking up from surgery with a tracheotomy. I also need to pass another scan to get more details on this thing for my surgeon to get prepared and meeting with other doctors at the hospital to talk about surgery VS radiotherapy. I am also waiting for an Integrative oncology clinic in Vancouver to call me back and see if they can help me before taking my final decision.

Now, I know that thinking about how I could have done things differently isn't going to change what is hapenning to me right now but maybe it can save someone from going through this hell. Maybe if I had gone to the doctor when I started feeling tired over a year ago MAYBE I could have saved my vocal cords from all this. So please, my friends, get your thyroid and neck checked once in a while. Especially if you are feeling swollen lymphs.

I am grateful for all the support and love I have received from all of you this past crazy year. Special thanks to my mom Ginette Théorêt for standing by my side at all my appointments, holding my hand while seeing her daughter suffer and taking care of me every time I can't do it myself. This would be too hard without all of you. Keep you guys updated on my final decision. Love you all <3

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December  13th: GOOD NEWS!

Got the CT scan results and the cancerous lymph is actually 2cm not 3.7cm!!! HUUUGE difference! Ultrasounds aren't really precise so the 3.7cm thing they saw was probably a mix of the lymph AND scar tissue from previous surgeries.

Meaning it hasn't grown as crazy fast as we thought, (approximately 0.6cm in 4 months) which also means I got time in front of me to try other treatment and hopefully avoid this third surgery that could paralyzed my only functional vocal cord.

I have spoken to Dr. Gurm at Port Moody Health - Integrative Medecine & Cancer Care in Vancouver. She is suggesting an agressive 4 weeks treatment of Hyperthermia and Intravenous. She seemed optimistic that it could shrink the tumor and she had really good results with other thyroid cancer patients in the past.

I will be flying to Vancouver on December 19th and starting treatment on the 20th. The cost will be around 16 000$ which is a lot but at this point, money doesn't really matter. If this means we can save my vocal cord, avoid having to live with a tracheotomy and be able to practice the sports I love, I'm all in.

My Gofundme is still on and I want to thank everyone of you who has donated already. Your help is HUGE and know that ALL of your donations are going towards this treatment. Please let me know if you need ANYTHING. I got your back too! :)

Vancouver/Squamish friends, I am looking for a place to stay from December 19th to January 12th. If you know or hear about someone renting a cheap room, please let me know!

LET'S BEAT THAT THING!