Help us save my Mom

Our beloved mother, Julia Savage, has never hesitated to help others. Now it is our turn to help her. 

Julia has recently been diagnosed with small cell neuroendocrine type cancer of the cervix stage 3C.  This rare cancer is aggressive, can spread rapidly and has a high probability of recurrence if not treated promptly.




This severe cancer requires immediate treatment  followed by numerous rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. We the children are putting our life on hold to support, care and help our mother.

We believe that the compassion of others especially within her broad student and teacher community, will help guide us through these trying times.

Our mother has brightened the lives of countless students over the past 30 years she has worked as an educator. During her teaching career she has taught thousands of students from diverse backgrounds in a multitude of countries such as Kuwait, Mexico, Angola, Guatemala, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Honduras, and the USA. She has always been known for her patience and that special ability to instill her love of learning in her students. 

Our mother has always been incredibly hard working and selfless. Her story is one of a person who came from a humble background and who worked hard to get where she is. She started tutoring and teaching at the young age of 9 in her hometown in Guatemala in order to help financially support her brothers and sisters. She has self funded her extensive education always striving to excel . She would often work days and study nights while caring and nurturing her two children. Even with this challenging situation she excelled and graduated cum laude from both her bachelor and masters degree. Julia continues to support and financially assist her family members in Guatemala and will always place those she loves before herself.  She is a resilient and dedicated woman.  

Her optimistic outlook and ability to encourage her students to achieve their best left indelible impressions on so many children that has undoubtedly made this world a better place.

Our mother has two young grandchildren that are blessed to have been enthusiastically taught by her but there is so much more we want her to teach them. When her son Francis needed assistance to take care of his sick baby daughter, Julia took her eldest granddaughter Tasi under her wing and helped raise her until age 10. Tasi considers her grandmother Julia her "mom". All of us ,Tasi included deserve more time with this special woman whom we all adore. 
Our mother has so much more to give and to share and she needs financial help ASAP to pay for her forthcoming cancer treatments.





The treatment expenses for this type of cancer is far beyond our family’s financial means. Therefore, we are setting a goal of $100,000 to help alleviate the financial burden on our mother during this exceedingly difficult time. No donation is too small, and we are grateful beyond words for every donation as every cent will go to help cover expenses for surgeries, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and related travel expenses.  Since our mother’s diagnosis is extremely rare, at the moment it is not possible to rely on insurance to cover the full cost of treatment. 

Please keep Julia in your thoughts and prayers as she fights against this cruel disease . Help us fight alongside her!



Traducción en Español;




Nuestra querida madre Julia Savage, nunca ha dudado en ayudar a otros. Ahora nos toca a nosotros ayudarla. Julia fue recientemente diagnosticada con cáncer neuroendocrino tipo células pequeñas en la matriz. Este tipo de cáncer es muy raro y agresivo, se propaga rápidamente y tiene una gran tasa de recurrencia.

 

Este severo cáncer requiere tratamiento inmediato seguido con numerosas rondas de radiación  y quimioterapia. Nosotros, sus hijos, estamos poniendo nuestra vida en espera para apoyarla y cuidarla.  Tenemos fé que la compassion de los demás, especialmente dentro de su amplia comunidad de estudiantes y maestros, nos ayudarán a guiarnos en estos tiempos difíciles.  Por 30 años mi mamá ha trabajado en educación con niños en diferentes países tales como Kuwait, México, Angola, Guatemala, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Honduras y los Estados Unidos.  Mi mama siempre se caracterizó por ser una maestra paciente que tiene la habilidad de inculcar el amor por el aprendizaje en sus alumnos.

 

Nuestra madre ha sido increíblemente trabajadora. Desde muy pequeña empezó a dar tutorías en su pueblo en Guatemala.  Siempre ha apoyado económicamente a su familia en Guatemala. Financió su extensa educación que la ha llevado hasta donde se encuentra ahora. Trabajaba durante el día y estudiaba en las noches y al mismo tiempo cuidaba a sus dos hijos. Sobresale y se graduó con honores en su licenciatura y maestría. Coloca a la familia antes de sí misma. Es una mujer resistente, fuerte, dedicada y perseverante.

 

Su perspectiva de optimismo y su capacidad para alentar a sus alumnos a lograr lo mejor de ellos ha quedado indeleble en tantos niños que sin duda haya hecho este mundo un lugar mucho mejor.  Nuestra madre tiene dos nietas que son muy afortunadas de estar siendo enseñadas por ella, pero hay mucho más que queremos que las enseñe.  Cuando su hijo Francis requirió ayuda para criar a su hija mayor de nombre Tasi, sin hesitar Julia ayudó a criar la hasta los 10 años. Tasi  considera a Julia su "mamá" y todos nosotros Tasi incluida merecemos más tiempo con esta mujer tan especial. Nuestra mamá tiene mucho más para dar y compartir y necesita ayuda financiera lo mas antes posible para pagar sus tratamientos contra el cáncer.