Paradise Borromeo has spent more than 20 years helping others find their strength. Now, she needs ours.

We are writing on behalf of our dear friend, sister, daughter, mentor, coach, and loved one — Paradise — who is battling a recurring, aggressive, and life-threatening brain tumor that requires urgent surgery, radiation, and a long recovery.

Paradise has quietly devoted her life to helping others navigate some of the hardest moments of their lives.

Whether someone was facing grief, divorce, trauma, illness, major life transitions, or simply trying to find their footing again, Paradise became the person they could rely on – who listened without judgment, helped them find clarity when life felt overwhelming, and reminded them of their own strength when they had forgotten it.

Again and again, her clients describe the same experience:

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Paradise is now facing one of the greatest challenges of her own life. She has spent her whole life showing up for others. Today, we are humbly asking you to show up for her.

Paradise Needs Emergency Brain Surgery

Paradise has a recurring meningioma — a large brain tumor in her frontal lobe. In November 2021, Paradise underwent brain surgery, and, while surgeons removed most of it, they could not safely remove all of it without risking damage to critical areas of her brain tissue and eyes.

In July 2024, the remaining tumor returned aggressively and more than quadrupled in size. Her most recent MRI in May 2026 showed that it had continued to grow, doubling in size again since 2024.

Without immediate brain surgery and radiation, Paradise faces the risk of irreversible brain damage, loss of speech, loss of mobility, seizures, blindness, and death.

She is in a race against time, and we cannot risk waiting any longer.

Why She Waited

The first surgery in 2021 was one of the most traumatic experiences of her life. It impacted her on every level. She had no support system. She couldn't afford not to work. Five weeks after brain surgery, she was back to coaching clients.

When the tumor reemerged in 2024, and her neurosurgeon urged her to act immediately, she was still too traumatized from the first surgery to face it. She pursued every alternative she could find — non-invasive approaches, treatment at Hope4Cancer. She wanted so badly to find another way. But the doctor at Hope4Cancer was honest: their treatments are hit or miss, and they could not guarantee results for a tumor growing this aggressively.

As the brain tumor continues to grow, so does the brain swelling and intracranial pressure. Paradise has surrendered to what must happen, and delaying treatment is no longer an option.

The Reality She Has Been Living With

For years, Paradise quietly normalized the pain. She pressed on, poured herself into her work, and let her love for her clients carry her through. Her love for her purpose is what got her up in the mornings. When the pain got harder, she worked harder. That is simply who she is.

Behind the scenes: extreme fatigue. A chronic headache that will not go away. Nausea that she describes as feeling like motion sickness in her head. Because the tumor is in her frontal lobe, it impacts executive functioning. Simple tasks cost far more energy than they should. She has been pacing herself between administrative tasks just to get through the day.

There was a moment last December in Bali that changed everything. She was coaching clients in America from opposite time zones — consecutive nights without sleep. Her body would give out and put her on what she calls "bed arrest" — days, sometimes a week, when she could not get up or move. One day, she had shortness of breath, could barely stand, and was blacking out. She was alone in a hotel room and realized: no one even knows she has a brain tumor.

She had been too ashamed to tell anyone about the pain she had been enduring. She felt completely alone. She thought about her brother, her nephews, and her mentees. She didn't want to abandon them. She didn't want to give up on life without trying.

That was the moment she decided she had to face the truth, speak up, and stop carrying this alone.

What She Needs

Paradise has returned to Los Angeles for surgery and radiation. She is undertaking the immense task of organizing surgery, aftercare, and recovery largely on her own, while enduring the debilitating effects of the tumor. She is facing much of this process without the hands-on support many people rely on during a major medical crisis. She will need a professional caregiver during the critical weeks of healing after brain surgery.

After her 2021 surgery, Paradise went to the ER three times in the first week due to seizures. She spent Thanksgiving night in the hospital. It was overwhelming for her family and a few friends to support her during that intense time. She went 9 nights without sleep. It took 3 months to find medications compatible with her body. She went through most of it alone.

This time, she needs a caregiver. She needs complete rest. Support for groceries, meal prep, laundry, and transportation to daily radiation appointments — for months. After radiation, symptoms peak between two and four weeks out. She cannot work through any of this. She will need at least six months before she can begin to get back on her feet.

Here is exactly what your donation supports:

The goal is $100,000 ($50,000 to start) reflects all of it — the surgery, the recovery, and the debt she has been quietly carrying since 2021. The chance to finally heal.

Who She Is:

Paradise is a self-mastery coach who has passionately devoted her life to helping others connect with their purpose, inner truth, and joy. If you have had the privilege of knowing Paradise personally, you know what makes her unforgettable: the way she makes you feel completely seen, loved, and whole exactly as you are. Her immense presence and capacity to express love are not only inspirational but also deeply healing. She is a guiding light for all around her, even when she is moving through her own challenges and pain. Now more than ever, she deserves to receive as much love, care, and support as she so selflessly and generously gives to others.

She is a deeply private person. Her relationships are one-to-one — high trust, high touch. She doesn't have armies of people. What she has are deep, real connections with those she has been honored to walk alongside. She grew up living around the world and has served in various capacities — in government, in community, in coaching — driven always by the genuine joy she feels when someone recognizes their own truth and light.

When we wrote this, she pleaded with us not to make it sound grandiose. She didn't want her résumé. Accolades mean little to her. She is sincere, humble, and heart.

What she wants people to know is that this chapter is teaching her something profound about humility and surrender. For Paradise, surrender means presence, trust, and deep faith — showing up fully to what is, meeting life with gratitude, even through pain. She believes that no matter the path, no matter the outcome, there is only God and love.

What keeps her moving forward is the chance to see the people she loves happy and growing. Her nephews. Her brother. Her parents. All of those she loves. To celebrate their wins. To remind them of their own magnificence when they have forgotten. That is all she has ever wanted.

What You Can Do:

If you can donate — thank you. Every amount matters.

If you can't donate — please share this. Pray for her. Hold a good thought. If you're in Los Angeles, reach out. A visit during her recovery would mean the world to her.

Paradise understands that a health crisis is not unique to her. She is in awe of everyone who has walked through something like this. They give her courage.

She is grateful for your time. Grateful you read her story. Grateful for every bit of energy you invest here — a donation, a share, a prayer, a thought. Perhaps a reminder to be grateful for life. To be kind. To be patient. To practice nonjudgment and compassion. To have the courage to speak up for yourself and others. To be an example by loving yourself. To pay it forward through simple acts of kindness. To be present within, with life and others. To give eye contact as you move through the world. To know life is precious. And when fear and ego want to control the stories in your head, to look deeper within, to be present with what’s beneath, to be honest with yourself, to know it’s okay to feel and be vulnerable in the space of love. Embrace all parts of yourself, because we are whole. And to keep everything in perspective. The mind overcomplicates life. Cut out the noise. Focus on what matters most: love. These are all gifts.

For someone who has spent so much of her life helping others carry their burdens, we hope to help carry hers.

Written with love, on behalf of Paradise.