Aurora Commero's Battle with Cancer

Hello Everyone,

You may or may not know about Aurora’s battle with cancer. Aurora is a wife, mother, sister, daughter and beloved friend to many. Earlier this year Aurora was noticing digestion issues and trouble with swallowing which prompted her to go to the doctor. Her doctor ordered an endoscopy and immediately referred Aurora to see an oncologist. Initially Aurora was diagnosed with gastric cancer on February 18, 2021. Aurora immediately started chemotherapy. The plan of treatment was to complete 4 rounds of chemotherapy and then to have a CT scan to see if surgery was possible to remove the cancer from her stomach.

After Aurora completed her first 4 rounds of chemo the CT scan revealed that the cancer most likely involved the ovaries as well. Aurora was immediately scheduled for surgery to remove both ovaries. After surgery the oncologist informed Aurora that her ovaries did have cancer and she was diagnosed with stage 4 Krukenberg Cancer. Krukenburg Tumors are uncommon, accounting for 1%-2% of all ovarian tumors. The stomach is the primary site for most (70%) cases of Krukenberg tumors. Aurora’s future plan of treatment is to have chemotherapy every 3 weeks and to have a CT scan completed every 3 months for as long as her body can tolerate it.

Aurora is married to James and they have two beautiful children. A daughter Allison who is 9 years old and a son Andrew who is 13 years old. Aurora worked as a Resident Care Assistant before her cancer diagnosis. She loved her job and did it well. The resident’s and her co-workers always enjoyed working with her. Her kindness and compassion was evident for the residents she cared for especially during the season of COVID 19. She had a wonderful work ethic and always had a smile on her face. Aurora’s other passion is photography. She has touched many lives with her photographs and has a wonderful talent for taking family portraits. She has even taken my son’s graduation pictures.

Aurora’s husband James is a truck driver and since Aurora’s diagnosis he has used nearly all his vacation days (PTO) at work to spend time with Aurora and going to doctor appointments with her. Aurora has medical insurance through her husband, but not all the medical bills are covered and they are piling up quickly, not to mention Aurora’s loss of income during this time of treatment. James parents have been a tremendous support during this time as well, but additional help is needed now.

Aurora also would like to travel to other states/cities to get a different and 2nd opinions of her diagnosis, but lack of funds is preventing her from doing this.

Lastly, Aurora is originally from Panama. Her four siblings and her mother live there. She would love to fly to Panama to see them and create memories with them if her time is limited. Her one sister just flew in this past week and has also been a tremendous support to her during this time. The rest of the family is unable to come to the United States at this time. Aurora’s wish is to get to Panama in between chemotherapy treatments and to spend time with her family who she hasn’t seen since 2019.

Aurora and her family need our help now more than ever and this is an opportunity to do just that. Aurora is not one to ask for help but is so deserving of this financial relief that we can bring her and her family. It’s our hope to achieve this goal of decreasing their financial burden and ease the stress of medical bills, household bills, allow Aurora to seek a 2nd opinion, and lastly making Auroras wish come true to go to Panama to visit her family. We also would like for James to be able to take off work to be able to spend precious time with Aurora and their 2 children during this time (as needed) and not to worry about keeping a roof over their head.

No donation is too small!! Together large amounts of people can do amazing things to show our love and support for this amazing woman and her family. However, if you cannot financially contribute you can help in two different ways. 1) Share this page with everyone you know, family, friends, co-workers, and local churches. 2) Lift Aurora and her family up in prayer. We need prayer warriors now more than ever to pray for healing and for God to touch Aurora’s life. Also pray for God to give them peace during this difficult time. I would like to thank everyone for considering to help Aurora and her family during this time of need.