Mother of 6 with terminal cancer.

On November 3, my mom was given the prognosis of her stage 4 melanoma cancer. The prognosis being that she has an estimated 5 months left to live. Not years, like she has hoped. months. the worst news she could have ever received knowing she has 3 minor children that depend on her, two of them having autism and ADHD and completely depend on her. She has received radiation and treatments to help stop the cancer from spreading but tumours appeared left and right. four tumours in her brain, one in her lungs, spine and stomach. It’s been extremely hard seeing my mother go from and a gym enthusiast an outdoors, independent women to one who depends on me, her oldest daughter to help her run the house, take her to her appointments and treatments and has become bedridden. A change that happened all in the matter of 3 short months. Although she was originally diagnosed in the month of April of 2022, her cancer seemed to have been under control with the first treatment they have given her. But as of September 2023, she was notified that she had 4 growth tumours in her brain and that’s when things started taking a turn for the worst. Starting radiation in Chapel Hill, 2 hours away from our home and being away for two weeks. I, her oldest daughter staying at home making sure my siblings go to school, eat, and help with the home. For the whole month of October, she was away still getting radiation for all the tumours growing in her body. It’s been extremely hard on her physically and emotionally but she continued to have faith and hope that everything will be okay. she continued to be herself. she never let the illness change who she was. everyday while she was away she’d facetime and make sure we were okay and well. joking with us and reassuring us that she will be home soon and that she’ll get better. But her last radiation being Oct. 31 and having an evaluation on how the cancer and her body is doing on Nov. 3, that’s when she received the worst news possible. She came back home that day and sat us down. My oldest brother 24, I, her oldest daughter, 22, 3rd daughter, 19, 4th daughter, 16 and told us the news (she did not want to tell her youngest children 11 and 9 since they both have autism & adhd and would not understand). we couldn’t believe it. it wasn’t true, they are lying, the doctors are lying. she cried saying she doesn’t wanna die. she doesn’t wanna leave us. this is extremely hard for anyone to comprehend. she wouldn’t wish it on her worst enemy. but even then, she has complete hope that she will survive and be the miracle that our family needs. but also taking in if god has other plans that she will prepare us for it. Although we don’t have money, we were always happy. My mom has always made sure we had a good childhood and has given us everything we could have asked for. she always made everything happen, taken us on trips, had good birthdays & holidays, had food on the table a roof over our heads. And now, we are asking our community, friends and family, to help us with the medical & monthly bills and (god forbid) any expenses for funeral and memorial services. Although it is an estimated 5 months that she has left, we have complete hope God will answer our prayers and have her continue on with us and if God has other plans that we are prepared for it. We appreciate everything and are extremely thankful for anyone who helps. May God bless everyone. Thank you.