Hi, I am Aimee Coakley. I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in February of 2023, and that is when my life changed. I had chemo, a lumpectomy, and a breast reduction. Some of my lymph nodes tested positive, and I have HER2 positive, so I had a second surgery to remove most of my lymph nodes. Then, in 2025, I was diagnosed with my breast cancer moving to my brain. I had surgery to remove as much as they could near the brain stem, and I needed radiation on the rest. This was pushed back because I got an infection from the brain surgery, which led to another surgery, a drain, and removal of the mesh they put on during my brain surgery. This led to my husband taking more time off work, and we fell further behind on the bills. He did get FMLA pay for 2023, but nothing for 2025 to now. We are so behind on car payments, car insurance, and the car keeps breaking. Food is so highly expensive, and we buy what we can each week, but it is hard to afford everything with being a one-income family of 5. My mother-in-law tries to help, but we can't take too much from her. She is on a very strict income and has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and is getting treatment and having surgery. My brother-in-law tries to help, but he has to work and has a family. We live with her, so my husband loses more time off work, and it makes it hard on him. He wants to help both of us, and it has taken a toll on him. We have 3 kids, and he is the only person driving in the house. It has been really hard. I have chemo with no end date with it being stage 4. My mother-in-law does not know yet, but they said it can come back again. I am trying to help her, and she helps me. My sister and close friends are a huge help too, but they all have families too. It has been a long and difficult journey, and we are hurting financially. Until my disability is done and starts, it's been hard, and we have to live on one income for a family of 5. We only make like $48,000 this year, which is not enough for a family of 5 in this country. It's so hard.