Cancer sucks !
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I am starting this go fund me page for a dear friend, Melanie Archibald, and her family. Melanie has been on an epic battle with cancer since Jan 2007. First with a form of leukemia called CML, and then with breast cancer since 2011. In 2011 Melanie was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and throughout 2012, went thru chemo and radiation. She stayed cancer free for 6 years. But then the cancer returned in 2018 to her bones and after treatment was started, the cancer remained stable for another 4 years. Melanie continued to work hard in the health care profession thru all this for many many years helping others . Suddenly in 2022, the cancer began to progress. It was found in more of her bones. And so she made the hardest decision, and decided to take an early retirement from work. Over this last year, it’s been one progression after another. It slowly infiltrated its way thru her legs, arms, pelvis, and lower spine. And then suddenly last month, it was found in the lining of her brain. She underwent 10 rounds of whole brain radiation, only to receive another devastating blow. It’s now been found in her bone marrow. Melanie is in a critical situation, and we are all hoping that the chemotherapy treatments she starts on December 6 will help her. In the meantime, we want to try to help her family with any financial situations, medical charges, and other bills that they are struggling with. Car payments, and utilities, groceries. Being on disability, her yearly wages were almost cut in half. She Ubers when she can to try to make ends meet to drive to chemo every day two hours one way from her home, but she has had difficulty in doing this over this last year, and actually may no longer be able to continue to do so. Melanie has a husband of 27 years, Eric, and an 18 year old son with special needs. She has been a fierce warrior thru all of this, while raising her son with his special needs challenges never asking for help. Always being the first one to jump up & take care of others, never letting anyone take care of her. The last 5 years have been a devastating time, and I just want to try to help this family as much as possible.
Thank you.
Organizer and beneficiary
Alanna Miller
Organizer
Rising Sun, MD
Melanie Archibald
Beneficiary