Help Hannah pay for her fertility procedure & meds
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Hello everyone my name is Hannah Weathers, and recently I found out my cancer is back (undifferentiated epithelioid sarcoma) but this time it’s harder to get to so I can’t do surgery. I’m starting this new chemo soon that’s made for my type of cancer but it doesn't have many good results, my oncologist did inform me that I might not be able to fight it this time.
Here’s my story: I got married February of 2023 and in June of that year I officially got diagnosed with a 9cm tumor and was told to prepare for the worst, while that same doctor told me I would only have two months to live if this chemo didn’t work. But all before this in 2022 my pain started, it got so bad I eventually couldn’t lay on my back, walk, sit, or even drive. My husband (boyfriend at the time) had to take me to the ER several times a week, because I was screaming/crying in pain every night begging God to help me. I was always told my pain is in my head, I’m just depressed, or it’s just a pinched nerve.
A doctor finally listened to me and got me in for a sedated MRI when I woke up from that, I was screaming and crying in pain. They gave me fentanyl, morphine, and oxycodone. After I finally settled down the anesthesiologist who did my MRI wheeled me out in a wheel chair. After he put me in my mom’s car he gave her the images that I just took and said “give this to her referring doctor right now, this cannot wait. It’s an emergency. Do not take no for an answer” then mom raced to get over there and when we got in my referring doctor told me, “I had a 9cm tumor that needs to come out now. It’s atrophying her arm and pushing all her muscles and nerves out of the way.” I eventually got in to do surgery that week, when I woke up I was told my tumor fractured my vertebrae and it was splintering off, about to hit my spinal cord. But unfortunately my entire tumor grew back a week later.
I lost all function in my Left arm and is just now recovering and regaining function only to be told that the cancer is growing In the cage they built to stabilize my neck as they had to remove my C4 to C6 The tumor is touching my spinal cord and growing on my nerve sheath that controls all function to my arm.
I got a call from my oncologist today 9/19/24 saying she wants to start me on chemo today and it can’t wait. But I did tell her “no I need more time” she’s respecting what I want. Until I can get into the fertility clinic. If I can’t I will give up on this dream.
My husband has been by my side through all of this, and I want him to have the family we’ve always dreamed of having. Even though I might not be able to raise our beautiful kids together or even meet them, I would do anything to help his dream come true of us having kids together.
That being said, I wanted to get a procedure done to harvest my eggs so my husband and I could still have kids if anything were to happen to me. But unfortunately my insurance does not cover it, it’s going to cost an arm and a leg. I’m still trying chemo and radiation but my oncologist said it might not be effective. I just want to be prepared for the future. I am going to be forever grateful for anything even prayers. Thank you all for taking the time out of your day to read what I have to say.
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Hannah Weathers
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Tucson, AZ