Ayuda Para La Familia de Mariza Romero

El 7 de noviembre mis padres fueron a WakeMed porque mi mamá llevaba una semana sin poder comer y sentía una molestia en el abdomen. Después de casi una semana ahi, le tomaron una biopsia de la masa que era del tamaño de una pelota de fútbol americano y luego la enviaron a casa solo con medicamento para el dolor, mientras mi familia esperaba recibir un diagnóstico. Después de un tiempo de espera, no recibimos resultados concluyentes. Fue entonces cuando el 20 de noviembre mis padres fueron a la UNC Rex, donde nos dijeron que tenía liposarcoma, un cancer raro que proviene de las celulas de grasa. Originalmente nos dijeron que la enviarían a Chapel Hill o Duke para que un equipo de especialistas pudiera realizar un plan de tratamiento que incluyera radiación, quimioterapia y cirugía. Nos quedamos esperando que se liberara una cama en cualquiera de los hospitales para poder trasladarla. Sin embargo, en las dos semanas entre las dos estudios del tumor, había crecido un 20%. Luego nos dijeron que no había nada más que la medicina pudiera hacer para ayudarla; Ninguno de los hospitales al que nos dijeron que nos trasladarían quería arriesgarse a involucrarse en un caso tan riesgoso. El 8 de diciembre, la enviaron a casa con cuidado paliativo. Durante estas semanas, mi papá y yo nos hemos dedicado a cuidar a mi mamá y mis dos hermanas. Este GoFundMe es para ayudar a cubrir gastos que son inevitables.

On November 7th my parents went to WakeMed because my mom had not been able to eat for a week and she felt a discomfort in her abdomen. After almost a week there, they took a biopsy of the football-sized mass in her abdomen and then sent her home with only pain medication, while my family was waiting to receive a diagnosis. After a while of waiting, we did not receive conclusive results, which is when on November 20th, my parents went to UNC Rex, where we were told that she had liposarcoma, a rare type of cancer that comes from the fat cells. We were originally told that she would be sent from UNC Rex to either Chapel Hill or Duke so that a team of specialists could perform a treatment plan including radiation, chemo, and surgery. We were stuck waiting for a bed to free up in either hospital for her to be transferred over. However, in the two weeks following the original scan of the tumor, it had grown 20%. We were then told that there was nothing more that medicine could do to help her; neither hospital we were told we would be transferred to wanted to risk getting involved in such a risky case. On December 8th, she was sent home with hospice care. During these weeks, my dad and I have been dedicating ourselves to take care of my mom, along with my two younger sisters. This GoFundMe is to help cover expenses.