My name is Melissa and I am raising funds for Caela Seeley to live her best life and you need money for that so asking to help a terminal cancer patient help live her best life. I met Caela at YASU camp this year and made a instant connection to her she is beautiful inside and out. She lives in Maine most YASU activities are in Pittsburgh like wig out October 24. Really want Caela to come celebrate with the group just need money to get her here and if enough left over go to the zoo as Caela loves animals. She has been battling ptst anxiety and depression from her diagnosis . Through her 6 years journey. She has a beautiful smile and want to see her live her best life while she can.

Below is more detailed story of most of what you been through.

I was diagnosed at 18, still in high school and was told I had a 25 percent chance of survival. I was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, stage 4. I went through a year and a half of full-on aggressive chemo. I also have two types of radiation to my head and neck area in Boston.

Ive had many surgerys including a stomach tube placement, two port placements and 2 sinus surgerys.

My first relapse was to my right breast. Doctors told me since I had relapsed I was nopppppw terminal meaning my cancer was never going to go away forever. The cancer had also spread to my local lymph nodes. My doctors sent me to Boston to do a study for cancer to see if that would helo but it didnt last long and so I had to come back to maine and start the long aggressive treatment again. I had more chemo and more radiation but this time it was to my breast area. I had more surgeries for my sinuses and my ears because treatment has taken its toll on my body. I see many doctors now each of them are specialized in one thing like the eyes or the ears. I cant just go see a ENT anymore it has to be very specific.

My second relapse was to my left back area which causes very intense pain while trying to sleep or bend over. It was very scary because i was actually feeling severe pain from the cancer and not just the treatments this time. After about 6 motnhs of more aggressive chemo the cancer shrunk but I decided to stay on chemo because I didnt want the cancer to come back again. For about two years this was good intel A few months ago I stopped breathing in my sleep and had serious issue with my lung. My team told me I needed to take a break from chemo and then 4 months later here I am again. Facing the chances that I have relapsed again, now to the lungs and lymph nodes.