UPDATE!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated! As of today, Monica has finished her chemo, but still requires transfusions, hospital stays, etc. as part of her recovery and aftercare. She is doing better, but still needs support at this point of her recovery phase. Let’s all help Mon do her best to get back on her feet!

Hello

I don’t post a whole lot on Facebook/Instagram but this I thought I needed to share. On Saturday, July 1 my 25-year-old niece Monica (my sisters oldest daughter) went to the emergency room at the University of Penn Hospital with what she thought was strep throat. turned out that not only did Monica have Covid, but she was also diagnosed with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) which is a rare cancer that affects your bone marrow and blood.

This news was heartbreaking and devastated Monica, Karen, her dad, her sisters and both of our our families.

Monica Is a kind, caring, funny, full of energy, hard-working young girl who loves her dog Simon, Taylor Swift, food, going to concerts and the beach. She graduated from Temple University and is working as a waitress. This diagnosis will have her out of work for sometime as well as my sister who has been by her side and will need to care for her when Monica is released from the hospital after her treatment. My goal is to raise funds to help alleviate some of the financial hardships that Monica will face, we want Monica to focus on her self and getting herself better and not to have to worry about her bills or anything she needs to get through this.

Our family would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support during this difficult time.