Help Michelle's family during her cancer journey

Hello! My name is Gina and I'm opening this campaign on my sister's behalf. My sister, Michelle Kelly, is in need of support, both financial and emotional right now, and I'm asking anyone who reads this to consider donating and spreading this campaign as far as it can go. We need all the support we can get for her and her family right now...please read on! NOTE: The beneficiary named here is Stephen White, Michelle's fiancée, who is able to manage their finances while she's going through treatment. For anyone who has asked, yes, that means this money is going directly to Michelle. Thanks for inquiring!

You might know my sister, Michelle, as a silly, fun-loving, growth oriented person who also is the devoted and unflinching mother of Brendan, my beautiful, special needs nephew. For the last 29 years, Michelle has been Brendan's primary caretaker 24/7 and, for 25 of those 29 years, she has been the only parent he has had. Brendan suffers from several disabilities that make it impossible for him to function on his own; he is dependent on the care of my sister and will be for the rest fo his life. At a very young age, he began have severe seizure episodes, and as he grew, continuous issues with his health and development arose. Over the years, my sister has taken his care and health on as her only occupation...which often meant that she couldn't have a job, socialize, or otherwise build a support network of other parents and kids with similar issues. Even owning and maintaining a car, something most adults do, was outside of possibility for most of Michelle's life...being a full-time parental caretaker meant that finances were always strapped and all resources were allocated to the most basic of necessities. Brendan is a wonderful kid, now an adult (hard for this Auntie to say!) and his life, his ability to receive love and understanding, his entire world really, rest on my sister's ability to provide that for him with as much love and attention as she can offer to him. She's got a huge heart, she's deeply committed to her son, and she's been this way for her entire adult life.

Up until this last summer, when she began to experience intense pain without good answers from Dr's, she's been doing great. She still is doing an amazing job dedicating herself to this lifelong task of unconditional care in a parent / child relationship. Other parents of special needs children understand the level of 'extra' that is often needed, ranging from physical care needs to humor, emotional recharging to deep pride. Michelle and Brenden have spent a life time in and out of hospital rooms for his needs. Now, Michelle is facing a new challenge, one that will require everything she has left to succeed in battling.

Finally, this winter, Michelle was re-diagnosed with Cancer. She was diagnosed earlier with Endometrial Cancer, received treatment, and was in full remission. Now, the cancer is back and bigger than it was last time, demanding a more rigorous treatment. She receives radiation 5 days a week and on Wednesdays she receives both radiation and chemotherapy. 

The chemo appointment is the kicker...it lasts 5 hours. Care for Brendan during this time is difficult to arrange for, not to mention the chemo has an affect that lasts much longer than the session itself. Michelle's fiancé, Steve, is the sole earner in the household and because they are not yet married, he doesn't have support to take off from work to take care of their newly budding family.

Please help us raise them up by donating, sharing, and commenting with your support? It will mean the world to them <3  In thanks,  Gina