My name is Katherine, or as my friends and colleagues call me, Kit Kat. I worked in EMS and in critical care/Cardiac ICU. Currently, I work in MICU. I've dedicated my life to helping others in their time of need. I've saved lives, I've comforted people in their darkest times, and I've comforted families in their time of grief. Outside of work, I always find a way to help others, never once thinking I would ever be in a position where I would need help of this magnitude.

Recently, life gave me a set of cards I was not expecting: a shattered hip and femur, which required major surgery by a trauma surgeon. If that wasn't enough, I was also diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. The cancer, unfortunately, has spread and found its way to my femur and spine. I was blindsided, and worse, I felt as if my whole world came crashing down. I have so much I want to experience with my kids and my grandson, and I want to continue helping people in their time of need. I cannot do any of those things at the moment. I am temporarily disabled, will have to start physical therapy, and treatment for the cancer. Without a steady income, supporting myself and my special needs child, without a way to pay for rent or food, much less medical expenses, I am humbly asking for help. It is not in my nature to ask for help, but I am put in a position where I need help.