Hello, my name is Nancy. I am a single mother raising a 13-year-old. I have a total of four children; three are grown and one is still at home. I have 11 grandkids, seven girls and four boys, that I love with all my heart.

I’ve recently been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, and I was shocked. My whole world stopped in an instant, and all I could do was stare at my 13-year-old because he was with me at the time I received the diagnosis. The look of despair in his eyes, the tears that filled his eyes, and the fear that ran through him shook me to the core. My eyes filled up with tears for the heartache and fear that my son was feeling. As I listened to the doctor, I felt like I was in a bubble, trying to absorb the news. I didn’t really know how to process everything as I was being taken from one hospital to another to find out what stage, what type, and what I have to deal with.

I was immediately taken off of work so I could deal with and process the journey to battle this cancer. I know God is in control, and I put all my faith in Him and trust that. That doesn’t mean I don’t have fears sometimes. They creep in, fill my eyes with tears, and run down my face because being a single mother, I am the only one that provides for my 13-year-old. How was I gonna do everything? I wasn’t sure. I know there are people in the world that need more help than I do, so it took me a little bit to think about GoFundMe because I didn’t want to take away from someone else. At the same time, I needed help.

The reason I’m putting this all out here is to let you know it took a lot of courage, and I’m being very vulnerable about our circumstances. When you let your personal business out there, sometimes it’s not easy, especially for me, being an independent woman always getting things done, to now having to depend on what the day brings and how we’re gonna make it. So, I turned to GoFundMe to set up my story and to be as truthful and as honest as I can be and ask for help. Otherwise, I would never do this because I know there are more people in the world right now that are suffering, and my heart is too big to take from someone, even to take for myself.

Sometimes I know I’m gonna beat this cancer, but I know going through this process, God is refining me and gonna bring me out on the other end stronger and better than I ever could be. But there still are bills, and there still is food I have to provide for my son. So I’m asking anyone, any amount you can help with would be so deeply appreciated. Even for reading my story, thank you; that means a lot. Prayers go a long way. God bless, and thank you for reading my story. If you would share, I would appreciate it. Love, Nancy.