
Help Amy battle cancer!
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In August of 2021, my sister Amy Nicholson got her big break! No, it wasn’t a new job or a chance at fame. She broke her arm, and it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to her.
The surprise arm break led to a myriad of tests and extensive surgery for repair and resulted in a diagnosis that no one expected: multiple myeloma, stage 3.
Multiple myeloma is a rare type of cancer that develops in plasma cells. In a healthy body, plasma cells are responsible for recognizing and fighting off invading germs and infections. With multiple myeloma, healthy plasma cells become abnormal and grow out of control. The cancer cells eventually overtake the healthy plasma cells, which depletes the body of much-needed white blood cells. This type of cancer is hard to find early, since it may start with no symptoms. By the time Amy was diagnosed, it had spread through her body, weakening many of her bones and causing damage to her kidneys.
What followed was a whirlwind of procedures – plasma replacement, weekly chemotherapy, and every body scan imaginable. It’s been determined that she has lesions – spots of bone damage that result from the cancerous plasma cells building up in the bone marrow – from head to toe. One of these led to another surgery where the doctors inserted a metal rod into Amy’s femur to prevent an imminent break.
There is a bright spot on the horizon! Amy has been approved for a stem cell transplant at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. This process will be long and painful but will hopefully put her cancer into remission.
Now on to the good stuff – describing my sister Amy. She is the most kind, caring, genuine person I have ever known. She is a nurse for patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s and cares for them as if they were family. She is a fierce advocate for the people she loves, but rarely asks for help when it comes to her own needs.
Amy and her husband of 33 years, Doug, have four amazing children and one ridiculously cute grandson. Doug has been out of work on disability for over a decade, and now Amy has been unable to work because of her surgeries and treatments. Amy is the rock that the whole family depends on and now she needs support as well.
For any of you who know Amy, you can imagine how hard it was to get her consent to start a GoFundMe to help pay her medical bills. This is our chance to show up for her in the way that she always has for the people around her. Please join us in supporting her, so that she can focus solely on getting better!



The surprise arm break led to a myriad of tests and extensive surgery for repair and resulted in a diagnosis that no one expected: multiple myeloma, stage 3.
Multiple myeloma is a rare type of cancer that develops in plasma cells. In a healthy body, plasma cells are responsible for recognizing and fighting off invading germs and infections. With multiple myeloma, healthy plasma cells become abnormal and grow out of control. The cancer cells eventually overtake the healthy plasma cells, which depletes the body of much-needed white blood cells. This type of cancer is hard to find early, since it may start with no symptoms. By the time Amy was diagnosed, it had spread through her body, weakening many of her bones and causing damage to her kidneys.
What followed was a whirlwind of procedures – plasma replacement, weekly chemotherapy, and every body scan imaginable. It’s been determined that she has lesions – spots of bone damage that result from the cancerous plasma cells building up in the bone marrow – from head to toe. One of these led to another surgery where the doctors inserted a metal rod into Amy’s femur to prevent an imminent break.
There is a bright spot on the horizon! Amy has been approved for a stem cell transplant at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. This process will be long and painful but will hopefully put her cancer into remission.
Now on to the good stuff – describing my sister Amy. She is the most kind, caring, genuine person I have ever known. She is a nurse for patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s and cares for them as if they were family. She is a fierce advocate for the people she loves, but rarely asks for help when it comes to her own needs.
Amy and her husband of 33 years, Doug, have four amazing children and one ridiculously cute grandson. Doug has been out of work on disability for over a decade, and now Amy has been unable to work because of her surgeries and treatments. Amy is the rock that the whole family depends on and now she needs support as well.
For any of you who know Amy, you can imagine how hard it was to get her consent to start a GoFundMe to help pay her medical bills. This is our chance to show up for her in the way that she always has for the people around her. Please join us in supporting her, so that she can focus solely on getting better!



Coorganizadores (2)
Holly Henson
Organizador
Towson, MD
Amy Nicholson
Beneficiário
Julie Nicholson
Coorganizador