"Mommy are you going to die?" The Q
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"Mommy are you going to die?" The Q no mom should face.
On October 26th our sweet Rachel Hollaway answered her phone to receive sickening news. She had abnormal cells from a routine pap that needed further investigation. Hoping and praying that it was nothing serious, she started down the agonizing path of, “let’s wait and see what the results are.” By November 16th she was blown away with positive, aggressive cervical cancer results at the young age of 30. Devastated not because she feared the potential long road of pain or even death for herself, but heartbreak of what would happen to her babies if something were to happen to her. Rachel has two darling boys ages 11 and 8, and a beautiful little 4 year old diva girl, all of which she is the primary bread winner for. Mommy is their world, as they are hers.
Breaking the news to family and friends was difficult enough. But she couldn’t bear the thought of telling the kids until she had her hysterectomy scheduled. The irony with this whole ordeal is that Cameron her oldest has been wearing pink for a couple years, rallying support for breast cancer awareness because his beloved grannies both died from cancer. Rachel knew the “C” word would tear his little heart apart the most as he understands well the ramification of it. Once she told them, tears flew from all of those little eyes. They started asking questions and making comments no mommy should ever have to answer or hear. “Mommy I don’t want you to die.” “Mommy what happens to us if you die, because we don’t have anyone else to take care of us?” The hardest part was trying to comfort them with the hope only our Lord can provide.
Poor Rachel had to hold her own tears back while watching her babies cry after her the day she went in for surgery. As the boys left for school, she overheard Cameron tell Conner, “Don’t worry buddy, God won’t take Mommy from us.” They naturally feared the worst but tried to keep their heads up. Despite being nervous about surgery, this doting mother made certain her boy still made it to ball practice and a school dance while she was in the hospital. Only a mother’s love is that selfless and special.
Thank the Lord her surgery went well and they are waiting to hear back from pathology. Now however, Rachel and her little ones face the battle of recovery. She will be out from work for 6 weeks without pay. In addition to that, only because when it rains it pours, her only vehicle, which is a 2006 minivan with over 260,000 miles on it is breaking down and needs repair. Realistically, though not financially feasible, she needs another van. As you can imagine as the bread winner, not having any income during this time is taxing, especially during this Christmas season. With such short notice from diagnosis to surgery, there wasn’t enough time to prepare for this event. She has bills like so many of us that can’t be put on hold.
Please search your heart, and if you can let’s help this sweet family during these tough times. Let’s show 11 year old Cameron that his support of cancer awareness can make a difference as others support him during his mommy’s tough battle. Let’s show them, they are not alone.
No donation is too small; however, if you don’t have any funds to share, I know Rachel would simply ask for prayer as she needs the Lord to lend a healing and preventing hand in this situation.
She needs help first with her house and van payment, groceries and other bills. If we get them near the goal friends made, she could buy a new van for her family. That way we can keep her from having to worry about the reliability of her current one. This would mean so much to a young mom who is always giving to others in need.
May the Lord bless you all with a Merry Christmas.
On October 26th our sweet Rachel Hollaway answered her phone to receive sickening news. She had abnormal cells from a routine pap that needed further investigation. Hoping and praying that it was nothing serious, she started down the agonizing path of, “let’s wait and see what the results are.” By November 16th she was blown away with positive, aggressive cervical cancer results at the young age of 30. Devastated not because she feared the potential long road of pain or even death for herself, but heartbreak of what would happen to her babies if something were to happen to her. Rachel has two darling boys ages 11 and 8, and a beautiful little 4 year old diva girl, all of which she is the primary bread winner for. Mommy is their world, as they are hers.
Breaking the news to family and friends was difficult enough. But she couldn’t bear the thought of telling the kids until she had her hysterectomy scheduled. The irony with this whole ordeal is that Cameron her oldest has been wearing pink for a couple years, rallying support for breast cancer awareness because his beloved grannies both died from cancer. Rachel knew the “C” word would tear his little heart apart the most as he understands well the ramification of it. Once she told them, tears flew from all of those little eyes. They started asking questions and making comments no mommy should ever have to answer or hear. “Mommy I don’t want you to die.” “Mommy what happens to us if you die, because we don’t have anyone else to take care of us?” The hardest part was trying to comfort them with the hope only our Lord can provide.
Poor Rachel had to hold her own tears back while watching her babies cry after her the day she went in for surgery. As the boys left for school, she overheard Cameron tell Conner, “Don’t worry buddy, God won’t take Mommy from us.” They naturally feared the worst but tried to keep their heads up. Despite being nervous about surgery, this doting mother made certain her boy still made it to ball practice and a school dance while she was in the hospital. Only a mother’s love is that selfless and special.
Thank the Lord her surgery went well and they are waiting to hear back from pathology. Now however, Rachel and her little ones face the battle of recovery. She will be out from work for 6 weeks without pay. In addition to that, only because when it rains it pours, her only vehicle, which is a 2006 minivan with over 260,000 miles on it is breaking down and needs repair. Realistically, though not financially feasible, she needs another van. As you can imagine as the bread winner, not having any income during this time is taxing, especially during this Christmas season. With such short notice from diagnosis to surgery, there wasn’t enough time to prepare for this event. She has bills like so many of us that can’t be put on hold.
Please search your heart, and if you can let’s help this sweet family during these tough times. Let’s show 11 year old Cameron that his support of cancer awareness can make a difference as others support him during his mommy’s tough battle. Let’s show them, they are not alone.
No donation is too small; however, if you don’t have any funds to share, I know Rachel would simply ask for prayer as she needs the Lord to lend a healing and preventing hand in this situation.
She needs help first with her house and van payment, groceries and other bills. If we get them near the goal friends made, she could buy a new van for her family. That way we can keep her from having to worry about the reliability of her current one. This would mean so much to a young mom who is always giving to others in need.
May the Lord bless you all with a Merry Christmas.
Organizer and beneficiary
Amber Bunch
Organizer
Berea, KY
Rachel Hollaway
Beneficiary