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MY NAME IS ELENA. I AM CREATING THIS CAMPAIGN IN BEHALF OF OUR DEAR FRIEND CHRISTINE COBO.

CHRISTINE IS A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP OTHERS. SHE IS A DEVOTED MOTHER, WIFE, CAREGIVER AND COMPANION AND SHE HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS IN NEED.

 NOW, SHE NEEDS HELP, SUPPORT, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASION, ENCOURAGEMENT, FRIENDSHIP, AND LOTS OF LOVE FROM ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HER AND HER FAMILY.

SOMETIMES LIFE GIVES PEOPLE A LITTLE MORE THAN THEY CAN HANDLE. AND AT THE MOMENT, THIS IS THE CASE WITH CHRISTINE.  STILL, CHRISTINE HASN’T LOST HER SHINING SMILE AND CHEERFUL ATTITUDE WHEN SHE MEETS US IN THE HALLWAYS AT SCHOOL.  SHE IS ONE OF THE BRAVEST PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET.

 IN 1991, CHRISTINE’S DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY RESULTING IN NEEDING CONSTANT CARE!

CHRISTINE’S MOTHER HAD AN ANEURISM BURST CAUSING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WHICH RESULTED IN DEMENTIA.

 NOW, 2 YEARS AFTER HER MOTHER’S PASSING, HER HUSBAND OF 38 YEARS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA – THIS DISEASE HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON BOTH THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY.

 IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, HER HUBBY WAS LET GO FROM HIS JOB DUE TO THE DEMENTIA, AND THE WHOLE FAMILY LOST BOTH THE MUCH NEEDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.

CHRISTINE, WITH HER PART-TIME JOB IS TRYING HER BEST TO JUGGLE ALL THE FINANCIAL NEEDS… AGAIN PUTTING HER NEEDS ON THE BACK BURNER.

 THEN, THIS PAST JANUARY………….CHRISTINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.

 HOWEVER, CHRISTINE, WITH PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOTS OF LOVE, HAS NEVER COMPLAINED, BUT JUST PUTS ON HER CAREGIVER “OUTFIT” AND IN HER USUAL FASHION, IS TAKING CARE OF HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, HER DAUGHTER, AND HERSELF AS MUCH AS SHE CAN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

 ONE DAY, I ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW ABOUT THE SITE “GO FUND ME”. I THOUGHT THAT IT COULD PROVIDE HER WITH LOTS OF FRIENDS WHO CAN HELP HER DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.  SHE SAID “YES, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO BEG”

I SHOWED HER SOME CASES POSTED ON THIS SITE, AND FINALLY, SHE HAS ALLOWED ME TO POST HER STORY, TOO.

 I TRULY BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND HER SITUATION, AND WILL TRY TO HELP HER GET THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF HER HEALTH ISSUES, WHICH WILL EASE THE FINANCIAL STRESS A BIT. THIS HELP MAY HELP HER CONCENTRATE ON GETTING BETTER. HER FAMILY NEEDS HER, THE STUDENTS SHE WORKS WITH NEED HER, AND LET’S FACE IT, THE WORLD NEEDS HER!!  SHE IS SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON!

CHRISTINE NEEDS AT LEAST $5,000 AT THE MOMENT TO COVER FOR  HER CANCER TREATMENT! 

 FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WILL HELP CHRISTINE AND HER FAMILY, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND THROUGH PRAYER! THANK YOU FOR HELPING CHRISTINE TO HEAL FROM THIS DIFFICULT TIME IN HER LIFE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

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    Elena Popescu
    Organizer
    Phoenix, AZ
    Christine Cobo
    Beneficiary

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