My best friend’s daughter Kaitlyn, who I have known her whole life and watched grow up, has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

A month ago the only thing she talked about was how excited she was counting down the days to her wedding and getting to start the rest of her life with her Fiancé Jayce in June 2025. After she started to have some pain she went and saw an OB/GYN who had informed her that she had a cyst on her left ovary and that it would need to be removed. She had never had a surgery or any health complications before. She was always healthy and happy. She had planned to have the cyst removed and move on with life. She even went into surgery with her typical happy attitude (pictured), making jokes and thinking this would all be over soon.

On November 20th, during what was just supposed to be a basic cyst removal surgery her doctor noticed something abnormal and made the difficult decision to remove her entire left ovary and fallopian tube. A couple days later Kaitlyn and her Fiancé received a call from the surgeon informing them that the pathology report identified Ovarian Cancer. That started the chain reaction of her life being flipped upside down and seeing more doctors than she has ever seen.

After meeting with her oncologist on December 2nd Kaitlyn was informed that she would need to have blood work, a CAT scan, another surgery, and to meet with a fertility center before she goes through chemotherapy.

Kaitlyn and her fiancé were informed that at the young age of 24 they would need to freeze embryos because the chances of being able to carry her own baby or get pregnant at all after 3-6 rounds of chemo and being put into a chemically induced state of menopause would be very low and risky.

After hoping their insurances would be able to help, they found out that none of the medication or procedure needed for IVF was covered. That meant that they were going to have to cover completely out of pocket the cost of this very expensive procedure and medication. The medication and procedure can range from 10,000-15,000 dollars or more. With student loans, medical bills, and wedding payments they have run out of options and funds. Kaitlyn describes it as feeling like in a matter of seconds her whole life was ripped from her and the ability to start a family was no longer an option.

Jumping to now, she is preparing to go through her second surgery two days before Christmas. What is typically a happy time of year, has turned into a hospital stay and limiting and delaying her Christmas celebration as she will not be able to visit family. Kaitlyn and Jayce are only 24 and trying to make decisions that will impact their chances of having a family, still getting married in June, and worrying about chemo therapy and the effects.

Please help them realize their dream of having a family. If you are not able to help financially, please pray for Kaitlyn’s health and her journey through this.