Elizabeth Barajas "just like that you have cancer"
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And just like that "Cancer”.
This is a Go Fund Me for my daughter Elizabeth:
MY baby girl! Many of you are friends and family and know her but some of you have know idea who she is or much about what her recent diagnosis is .
Elizabeth has 2 beautiful babies, Elijah Grey (Age 9) and Elana Rose (Age 3). Elizabeth is only 31 years old.
She lost her Medical Coding job, the sole support for her family, in October 2018.
She immediately became very ill with one thing after another which made it extremely challenging to look for, much less, find work.
It’s important for me to tell you how this all came about because at the end of the day, its going to help somebody, somewhere at sometime. So how did we get from a lump felt for the first time a few days before December 17th to starting 5 months of Chemo on January 13, 2019?
On December 17th, Elizabeth sent me a text about the lump she just felt..... I was there later that day and felt it …… literally FELT it.
It was a lump, 1 o’clock position of right breast and I remember saying, “Yeah you need a Mamo”… We have NO family history of Cancer. Our family genetics are Heart Disease. So although the size alarmed me, having no history of cancer and the fact that Elizabeth has breastfed continuously for 9 years, the likelihood of breast cancer was minimal… at least that’s what I kept telling myself. You may or may not know that breastfeeding is supposed to be one way to keep breast cancer out of the picture!
Elizabeth has had Celiac Disease for 15 years and statistics show that this disease is usually followed by other autoimmune diseases if you don’t take care of yourself.
Wednesday afternoon, December 19th, we went to a walk-in clinic in so we could get an order for a Mammogram and ultrasound.
Just like that … boom, boom, boom! Mammogram, Ultrasound, Biopsy in a matter of days one after another. It appeared with the rapid scheduling of events that the Doctors thought speed was of importance.
Monday, January 7th at 8:55am, as I was pulling in to take Elana, my 3-year-old Grandbaby to gymnastics, I got a text from Elizabeth, “Call me asap” and I knew!
She got the call … “Its cancer and we want to get you in today to go over everything and get your treatment plan started…. are you available at 1:00 P.M TODAY?”
Here’s what they found:
A. Large lump … Triple Negative Invasive Mammary Carcinoma.
B. Small lump…. Estrogen and Progesterone Fed Invasive Mammary Carcinoma
C. Lymphnode biopsy showed small amount of tumor cells.
The amazing Nurse already had our appointments scheduled for us as they slipped Elizabeth into scheduling spots immediately for:
1. Surgeon
2. Oncologist
3. MRI
4. Genetic testing
5. Port Insertion for Chemotherapy.
6. CT Scan - Added by Oncologist during that appointment
7. Echocardiogram - Added by Oncologist during that appointment.
Thursday, January 17, the first of 5 months of Chemo began. Once chemo is complete, she will have a double mastectomy and will not be able to work while she is being treated. Elizabeth and the kids have moved in with us so we can care for everyone while she is going through her treatment.
Elizabeth has government insurance which is a blessing but that is all we have in order to support her through this.
This fundraiser is to help with the following:
1. The extensive supplemental treatments
2. Alternative therapies that will only be possible with the support of others
3. Acupuncture
4. Massage
5. Biomat
6. Enemas
7. Wig for when her hair falls out in a couple weeks. She just recently cut her hair off and was going to donate it to a child with cancer but hadn’t gotten around to sending it in yet. She will be able to have her own hair made into a wig with your support.
8. Juicer to support the fresh juices she will be drinking daily
9. Raw and Fresh foods to support her new dietary restrictions
10. Everyday expenses like her car payment and insurance, the 2 months remaining on her lease at the apartment and electric bill.
11. Gymnastics for the kids – We hate to take them out of that since it’s something they love and thrive with. They are feeling the stress of what is happening and I feel like they need that as an outlet
12. Sergei and I are and will continue to do all we possibly can to support her emotionally, physically and financially but we do, unfortunately, have limited funds and want to be able to give her the best possible chance of beating this.
We have constantly been asked what everyone can do to help.
I made this page to let everyone who wants to help know this is the best way to help us at this time.
If you feel lead to help please know I will be in control of how every penny is spent.
Our Family and Friends are big and strong and mighty and I know not everyone will be able to contribute monetarily and that’s fine. Prayers and happy thoughts and love are incredibly valuable and needed.
This is a Go Fund Me for my daughter Elizabeth:
MY baby girl! Many of you are friends and family and know her but some of you have know idea who she is or much about what her recent diagnosis is .
Elizabeth has 2 beautiful babies, Elijah Grey (Age 9) and Elana Rose (Age 3). Elizabeth is only 31 years old.
She lost her Medical Coding job, the sole support for her family, in October 2018.
She immediately became very ill with one thing after another which made it extremely challenging to look for, much less, find work.
It’s important for me to tell you how this all came about because at the end of the day, its going to help somebody, somewhere at sometime. So how did we get from a lump felt for the first time a few days before December 17th to starting 5 months of Chemo on January 13, 2019?
On December 17th, Elizabeth sent me a text about the lump she just felt..... I was there later that day and felt it …… literally FELT it.
It was a lump, 1 o’clock position of right breast and I remember saying, “Yeah you need a Mamo”… We have NO family history of Cancer. Our family genetics are Heart Disease. So although the size alarmed me, having no history of cancer and the fact that Elizabeth has breastfed continuously for 9 years, the likelihood of breast cancer was minimal… at least that’s what I kept telling myself. You may or may not know that breastfeeding is supposed to be one way to keep breast cancer out of the picture!
Elizabeth has had Celiac Disease for 15 years and statistics show that this disease is usually followed by other autoimmune diseases if you don’t take care of yourself.
Wednesday afternoon, December 19th, we went to a walk-in clinic in so we could get an order for a Mammogram and ultrasound.
Just like that … boom, boom, boom! Mammogram, Ultrasound, Biopsy in a matter of days one after another. It appeared with the rapid scheduling of events that the Doctors thought speed was of importance.
Monday, January 7th at 8:55am, as I was pulling in to take Elana, my 3-year-old Grandbaby to gymnastics, I got a text from Elizabeth, “Call me asap” and I knew!
She got the call … “Its cancer and we want to get you in today to go over everything and get your treatment plan started…. are you available at 1:00 P.M TODAY?”
Here’s what they found:
A. Large lump … Triple Negative Invasive Mammary Carcinoma.
B. Small lump…. Estrogen and Progesterone Fed Invasive Mammary Carcinoma
C. Lymphnode biopsy showed small amount of tumor cells.
The amazing Nurse already had our appointments scheduled for us as they slipped Elizabeth into scheduling spots immediately for:
1. Surgeon
2. Oncologist
3. MRI
4. Genetic testing
5. Port Insertion for Chemotherapy.
6. CT Scan - Added by Oncologist during that appointment
7. Echocardiogram - Added by Oncologist during that appointment.
Thursday, January 17, the first of 5 months of Chemo began. Once chemo is complete, she will have a double mastectomy and will not be able to work while she is being treated. Elizabeth and the kids have moved in with us so we can care for everyone while she is going through her treatment.
Elizabeth has government insurance which is a blessing but that is all we have in order to support her through this.
This fundraiser is to help with the following:
1. The extensive supplemental treatments
2. Alternative therapies that will only be possible with the support of others
3. Acupuncture
4. Massage
5. Biomat
6. Enemas
7. Wig for when her hair falls out in a couple weeks. She just recently cut her hair off and was going to donate it to a child with cancer but hadn’t gotten around to sending it in yet. She will be able to have her own hair made into a wig with your support.
8. Juicer to support the fresh juices she will be drinking daily
9. Raw and Fresh foods to support her new dietary restrictions
10. Everyday expenses like her car payment and insurance, the 2 months remaining on her lease at the apartment and electric bill.
11. Gymnastics for the kids – We hate to take them out of that since it’s something they love and thrive with. They are feeling the stress of what is happening and I feel like they need that as an outlet
12. Sergei and I are and will continue to do all we possibly can to support her emotionally, physically and financially but we do, unfortunately, have limited funds and want to be able to give her the best possible chance of beating this.
We have constantly been asked what everyone can do to help.
I made this page to let everyone who wants to help know this is the best way to help us at this time.
If you feel lead to help please know I will be in control of how every penny is spent.
Our Family and Friends are big and strong and mighty and I know not everyone will be able to contribute monetarily and that’s fine. Prayers and happy thoughts and love are incredibly valuable and needed.
Organizer
Mary Elizabeth Chubenko
Organizer
Murfreesboro, TN
