Donate to Kirsti's Advanced Cancer Treatment

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Cheryl Rodriquez is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kirsti Aragon.

Kirsti's a 37-year-old with a heart of gold. She's kind, caring, and someone who touches your heart with just her smile. She would do anything for her family and friends if they were ever in need. Kirsti's greatest gift is her incredible devotion as a mother to her 4 children: Janessa, Jonah, Mia, and Jr (who is a very active 3-year-old who still relies on Kirsti for literally everything). She is also a loving wife to Jonathan, who has been fighting this battle along with her and continues to be her biggest supporter.

In June of 2023, everything changed for Kirsti & her family. She was 8 weeks pregnant when she started to not feel well and was in a lot of pain. Her fear was that something was wrong with the baby. With the pain and symptoms she was having, she went to the ER. They did all the proper exams, labs, and testing. Nothing could prepare them for the news they would soon have to process.

Kirsti was diagnosed with an aggressive form of metastatic stage 4 colon and liver cancer. Kirsti and Jonathan would also learn that their baby would not be able to survive the chemo treatments that Kirsti needed to begin ASAP. They would be faced with tough decisions that are beyond devastating and the hardest thing any parents would ever have to go through.

Kirsti started treatment at Lovelace Cancer Center. She had a port surgically placed and started intravenous chemotherapy. She then transferred to New Mexico Cancer Center, which was a better fit for her. She went through intravenous chemotherapy every 2 weeks for 18 months and an embolism (chemo beads that are placed to cut the blood supply off) in this case the large liver tumor, which was a successful treatment.

The latest visit with her oncologist was a setback. The oncologist stated that the intravenous chemotherapy is no longer effectively working and switched her to oral chemotherapy medication. Also, she referred Kirsti to MD Anderson in Houston for more advanced treatment that is not offered here in New Mexico. With this referral comes the expense of travel, gas/flights, lodging, food, and anything else that may come up with the treatments, etc.

We are asking you to help our beautiful friend, wife, and mother. Kirsti is not one to ask for help, for she is the one who has given to all. Her worry has been endless with this battle. Let's make this less of a worry for her. If you are able to support her continuous fight for success, let's do what Kirsti would do and give. If you can't, that is understandable. We just ask to Please take a moment to say a prayer and share this post. We thank you all.