Support Amanda's Cancer Battle!

February 9th, 2025 I was diagnosed with a mediastinal mass, over 14cm long.. almost the size of my heart. It was directly next to my heart and pushing on my right lung causing poor blood flow to my head and reduced capacity in my lung. It was biopsied on February 11th, 2025 and found to be a B1 thymoma malignant tumor. On March 25th I underwent surgery to remove the mass and pathology has confirmed it is a thymoma type B1. Thymomas are a super rare cancer, that go years without symptoms. However I had symptoms for a year and a half prior and was continually dismissed by doctors that anything was wrong. If it was caught early it would have been a way less invasive of a surgery. Now I'm facing a longer recovery due to the effects of the tumor on surrounding nerves and my diaphragm. At best I am looking at long term medications and frequent scans to watch for reoccurrence. There's still the tumor on my spine (shown to be benign but aggressive) and a 4mm nodule on my lung to deal with which may require future surgeries and recovery as well. Those are "watch and wait" unfortunately.

Insurance has helped cover some but only so much. Our savings got depleted when my husband lost his job last fall. He got a new career path as a dairy farm trucker which was getting us back on our feet in January 2025. Then I got really sick and landed in the hospital with all of this.. it has been extremely difficult. On top of having a special needs child, it's been a lot. We are struggling. The medical bills are only just starting and I will require long term care and medications. We realize these are hard times for everyone and do not wish anyone to make donations unless they can afford to do so. In all honesty, we were hesitant to do this at all. However, a few have asked us to so we are putting it out there and appreciate the support. Thank you will never be enough. Hold on to your loved ones and be grateful for every day you get.