Hey, this is Cassie DeBolt and as most of you all know I have been diagnosed with T- Cell lymphoblastic lymphoma stage 1  (10cmx8cmx4cm Chest Tumor).  I found out 3 days before my senior year of college and had to withdrawl for a year. The symptoms I presented with were weightloss, lump in my throat, and gasping for air when sleeping. Over the next two weeks I underwent biospsies and scans and on August 26th my doctor called to give me the unfortunate news.

This is a rare agressive type of non-hodgkins lymphoma. At the end of the first round of chemo I had full body CT scan and my tumor shrunk to 1.5cm long. This is not going to change my treatment plan because of the high relapse rate (60%), but I will continue to hold on this good news. On a weekly basis the different types of chemo I receive are IV infusions and shots in the stomach and spine. In total I will be on chemo for 2 years. The first 9 months will be the hardest and most intense part of treatment. The following year and a half will be maintenance chemo once a month. During maintenance chemo I will be able to return to school and finish my music education degree:)

I just started round 2 of chemo on October 3rd and it will end on Thanksgiving day. 

We have to sell my car and start paying my school loans after December. I am not able to work and most days it is hard for me to go out in public because I do not have an immune system. With hospital stays, medical bills, out patient clinic stays, parents, friends, and siblings missing work and school to help take care of me has been a crucial financial burden on me and this family. They have done so much for me that this is the least I could do for them. Asking for help is not easy, but neither is having this cancer. Literally Anything helps ! You can even remain anonymous :) Feel free to share this Gofundme.

I will continue to post updates as treatment follows. 

http://www.leukaemia.org.au/blood-cancers/lymphomas/non-hodgkin-lymphoma-nhl/lymphoblastic-lymphoma