Dear friends and family,

I'm making this GoFundMe on behalf of my wonderful mother who is currently fighting cancer. She is about to get a major surgery to remove several tumors and will have an approximately three-month recovery period to go through before she makes her FULL recovery.

The surgery and hospital bills are thankfully covered by her insurance, but some at-home care and several supplemental treatments are not. We are raising funds to cover any and all treatments and/or physical therapies not covered by her insurance, as well as any at-home care needed during her convalescence-- be it extra medical assistance, delivered meal plans, house cleaning, or anything she needs that will make her life easier during this time and her recovery lasting and successful!

I'm putting this together because I know my mom would never ask for this herself. She's been a true giver her whole life. She has spent the last 45 years dedicated to education, creating and running incredible, thriving schools from Boston, to Los Angeles, to Florida. She gets so much joy from her work and her community, and pride in every graduate, every award, every new reader, every school performance (I know because I watch them all with my Mom over my shoulder beaming and whispering, "aren't they amazing??”)

We want the upcoming months to be as worry-free for my mom as possible so she can focus on healing. Your donations and support (and love and encouragement) will go a long way in making this incredibly hard situation a whole lot easier. Even if you're not in a position to help with funds, sharing this would make a big difference, and if you know my mom, messages of love and support (or cute kid and funny animal videos) are all very welcome! But if you can donate, I know it will mean so much to my mom, and me and all her friends and family!

Thank you and love you all!