Dawn's Crusade for the Cure

Hey guys, in case you don’t know, this is my mama, my absolute best friend in the world. I’ve always felt extremely lucky saying that, because I know how rare it is for a child to share the closeness with their parents as I do with her. I cannot begin to imagine the life I’d have or the kind of person I’d be had it been anyone else as my loving guide. I don’t want to imagine. Life would pale in comparison if I never had the goofy mom who embarrassed us by eating a face out of tortillas in Mexican restaurants and saying hello to passerbys, the ridiculous mom who often stuck her head out of the window to “blow dry” her hair on the freeway, the brave mom who isn’t afraid to dance to music in public places, the fun mom who played Chinese fire drill and goes backward through the drive-thru just for a laugh, the giving mom who tries to take a trip at least once a year with her kids to let them know how special they are, the nurturing mom who still takes a washcloth to my dirty feet because I’ll always be her baby, the honest and forgiving mom who will stay up late with me to share all our secrets with each other, and the adoring mom who holds us close and tells us she’s so happy that she could “die like this”. 

My mom is forever my source and teacher of unconditional love, and I attribute much of who I am today to her because of all that she’s given and shown me with her non-judgmental guidance. She has been through more in her time here than even my worst nightmares could conjure up, but with her incredible strength has pushed through it all to create a life that I will always hope she’s proud of…a life where her children never had to breathe an ounce of the pain she did. She is a safe harbor and mother to all who come to know her. Even in all the times of struggle and stress, she is my reminder that love is all that’s needed to get by. 

Dawn, with her sunbeam smile, may never show that she’s sick, but she is. She’s very recently been diagnosed with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, and the doctors inform her that she will not make it without chemotherapy. We’re not so sure about that. We’ve been doing some searching to find alternative treatment facilities that have shown great results in curing those with similar diagnoses. Next week, I’ll bring her to a facility in Texas that we believe will give her what she needs. For two weeks, she and I will stay at a cost of $2,000, and I need help raising the money for us to go. Had I not taken a leave of absence from work because of my ACL injury, it would have been no problem for me to support her myself, but I am now asking friends and family to aid us at this time with a donation toward her healing. 

I know there may be some of you who disagree with the choice to refuse chemo (at least for now), but either alternative treatment or chemical therapy is still a gamble for her life, and what we are choosing is a pain-free way that we know is the right choice for her. 

If you cannot give financially, please offer us your love, your prayers or intents during meditation. It is all needed and appreciated. She is ready to fight this battle and accepts whatever the outcome may be, but I know that there is still so much more she wants to do, and I believe it to be her mission in this life. There is no reason why that should be stripped away so soon, at only 52 years young. Even if she may accept what comes, I can admit that I am not ready to let her go, and I am trying whatever it takes to keep her here. She is my twin, my sister throughout lifetimes. She gives me the courage to strive through all my challenges, and provides the love that is the skeleton supporting all that I am. Please help us rise above this.