✨ Help Naomi & Luca Relocate to Los Angeles for Life-Saving Healing & Safe Housing ✨

Goal: $50,000 — with hopes for a matching donor

My name is Naomi Santos. I’m a chef, writer, and metastatic breast cancer thriver living with Stage 4 disease. I’m navigating new bone cancer in my hip, arthritis in my knee, and degenerative spine disease, which deeply affects mobility and daily life as a disabled patient.

I am raising funds for relocation for medical care, safe housing for cancer patients, and disability relocation support as I prepare to move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with my dog, Luca.

After deep reflection and medical guidance, I’m answering a call toward a gentler life:

✨ A healing journey supported by warmth, nature, and care in Los Angeles.

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Why I’m Relocating for Treatment & Support

Los Angeles offers essential benefits for someone needing Stage 4 cancer support:

☀️ Warm climate to ease bone and nerve pain

Nature for grounding and emotional healing

Access to a care team through Los Angeles Medi-Cal

Disability support for a patient with mobility challenges

Pet-friendly housing where Luca can stay by my side

This move increases my chances of living with more stability, more ease, and less pain.

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Why I Need Support

As a metastatic breast cancer patient on Medicaid, I face significant financial barriers to moving — especially as someone who needs moving assistance, secure housing, and stable access to treatment.

Your support helps cover:

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1. Cancer Patient Housing & Stability

• Deposits, application fees, and pet-friendly housing

• Temporary supportive housing upon arrival

• A cushion for transitioning into Los Angeles Medi-Cal

• Safe housing for cancer patients with mobility needs

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2. Moving Assistance & Disability Relocation

• POD storage and transport of essential belongings

• Packing and lifting help due to spinal disease

• Costs related to disabled patient support during relocation

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✈️ 3. Medical Care Transition

• Travel accommodations for me and Luca

• Transportation to oncology appointments

• Setting up a new care team for ongoing Stage 4 cancer support

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4. Healing Journey & Daily Support

• Mobility aids and supportive treatments not covered by Medicaid

• Help caring for Luca during pain flare days

• Therapies and tools to support my continued healing journey

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This Move Is Life-Extending

My doctors, my body, and my intuition are aligned:

I need a warmer, calmer environment to continue treatment and improve my quality of life.

I want to:

✨ Continue my healing journey with stability

✨ Live with less pain and more mobility

✨ Write my cookbook in the sun

✨ Build a gentle home where Luca and I feel safe

✨ Create more years filled with purpose, creativity, and joy

Your support makes this possible.

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How You Can Help

• Donate to help fund this relocation for medical care

• Share with communities connected to cancer support, disability care, mutual aid, and healing

• Become a matching donor to amplify early support

Every contribution supports a disabled patient navigating Stage 4 cancer — and helps me build a safe, supported future for myself and Luca.

With deep gratitude,

Naomi & Luca