HELP Christine Faudar BEAT Lung Cancer

UPDATE:

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  I can’t begin to express my gratitude. The generosity that has been shown is overwhelming.  I know Christine feels the love. I have increased the amount we are trying to raise, as we almost surpassed the original amount in 2 days!  

Xo

On September 30th, my best friend, and closest thing I have to a sister, woke to the type of life changing news that people hear about, but seldom expect to happen to them. 

 

On September 30th, my best friend, Christine Nolan Faudar’s life was forever changed with a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer with lesions in the brain, brain tissue, L1 lumbar and the eye.    

This devastating news came with scary words like stage 4, metastatic, adenocarcinoma and other words that no person should know in their day to day.

This person is not a stranger you hear about from a friend or neighbor, this is my best friend.  This is your friend. This is your family member. This is your neighbor. This is Christine/Chrissy/Chris whichever name you know her as.  A person I’ve known all my life, our family stories so intertwined that over the years our kids refer to each other as cousins. We were always together that our high school friends rolled our names into one word: ChrissyandMaria. We both went to college in NYC, lived together after college and even had our first child within months of each other.  As adults, our families vacationed together numerous times always having a fabulous time. I say all this to really just say, I love my BFF.

Every and any individual who knows this family in anyway should be compelled by the nature of this impending struggle.  As you read this story and realize that bad things happen in life to really really good people with no rhyme or reason please consider this request for financial assistance.  We all know that a journey of this magnitude will require considerable generosity in time, compassion, prayer and financial resources. 

Please help this family, and my friend to NOT have to worry about the financial impact of this treatment. Give generously, financially and emotionally and let’s all help change the path this family now finds themselves on.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any help you can offer. I know Christine feels the same and is eternally grateful for each and everyone of you. Over the years,   Christine has been very active in the Carmel, NY community with three kids involved in sports and activities she was always there to give a hand. Whether Christine touched your life at St Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield, MA, Fordham University in the Bronx, NYC, Troy, Valley Stream Long Island or Carmel, NY wherever…. now it is her turn to be the receiver.  

Please continue to keep Christine in your thoughts and prayers.  A sweet text message or email can brighten her day, or even a silly joke for a quick laugh. It is all about positive thoughts to keep moving forward. 

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With love,

Maria