Help Cece Regain Mobility and Hope

The organizer is Cece's current roommate. Below is a message from her previous roommate and friend.

I'm Cece's friend, Myriam Oluyinka. I met Cece 8 years ago when she moved to Seattle for graduate school. She was one of the first people I connected with, and we eventually became friends and roommates. Living together, I observed and admired her discipline in faith, studies, servitude, and physical fitness. She’s known to be full of life and in good health. Though we’ve both moved on in our respective lives, we remained in touch.

It was pretty disheartening for me to hear about her health journey over the past year. Despite her becoming bedridden and partially disabled due to debilitating facet and rib joint arthritis, Cece's resilience has been truly inspiring.

She shared with me the details of her struggles with her health while navigating the healthcare system. Anyone who has had a chronic condition can attest to how difficult both struggles can be.

Through all the tears, pain, and heartaches, she and I (plus many others) have prayed for her to find a treatment that would not only heal her body, but give her hope to live a life where she can sit or stand without pain and return to work again.

She tried several recommendations, but nothing was working and at times just worsened her condition. In God’s love and mercy for her, she eventually found a doctor who recommended stem cell treatment.

Each stem cell treatment would cost $10,000, with the likelihood of her needing at least 5 treatments, and will all be out of pocket. She was able to self-pay for 2 treatments and has already noticed tremendous improvement in her mobility.

However, she is currently unable to work and is reaching a point where she will exhaust all of her finances to afford treatments. Your support could make a significant difference in her journey to recovery. So, we are asking for anyone willing to support her monetarily in getting the care she needs. All proceeds will go to fund her treatment and overall care. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your attention and participation.

P.S. If you feel more comfortable doing a direct donation, you can also Venmo or Zelle Cece directly. Also, feel free to message her because she loves hearing from people :-)

Cece's Venmo ID: @Cece-Hong

You can use Cece's phone number for Zelle if you already have it.