Help Patti Dodson fight brain cancer
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Patti Dodson has always been strong willed and soft spoken. I've known her my whole life. I've always believed her to be capable of absolutely anything. When I was a child she was pushing her career to the limits giving me the world. I couldn't tell you of all the road trips, attractions, and wonders of this world my mom has shown and given to me. She allowed me the space to grow up. To be myself and make my own choices. Sometimes I feel like the only reason she was there to help start the program of NA in our hometown 35 years ago was to save my life 2 years ago. I can't tell you in my lifetime of people i've randomly met that have told me such miracles my mother has worked in their lives.. I believe in her.
She's been an LCSW for almost as long as i've been alive. With that much experience in therapy it's no wonder that her brain would get tired. In the past she would sacrifice every second of her time in hopes of a better future. Its been her calling. She loves.. And loves with as much of her heart as she possibly can. She has been an advocate for the weak and the unheard. She has guided men, women, children, couples, families, addicts, senior citizens, and even the insane to peace and prosperity. The effort and energy needed to do something like that in my opinion is nothing short of miraculous. She taught me to believe in God. She taught me what it means to have my own light that needs to shine. She needs some light shined upon her now.
She started acting different with bouts of confusion and the inability to communicate properly. She excused herself with a headache.. On Thursday, May 20th my younger brother decided they need to go to the hospital. They found internal brain bleeding. She was careflighted to the ICU in Austin immidiately. We got the scans we needed on Friday and the OR booked for Monday because they had found a tumor that needed to be removed. The brain surgery was a success and the tumor went to pathology for a biopsy. It was found to be a grade 3 glioma with traits of oligodendroglioma. Which is a rapidly growing cancer.
When the pain of all of this sets in for me, it's hard for me to know how to ask anyone for help. Not to mention what to ask for.. Ive started this go fund me in an attempt to ease my moms financial burdens. She has very suddenly been faced with having to sell the house of her dreams, and post pone her lifelong passion of counseling, to fight cancer, a mentally, physicaly, and financially draining battle. Several people have asked me how they can help, this is the only way I know of. It's not about how much is given. No matter what you feel led to donate, big or small, from the depths of our entire family's heart it is very much appreciated.
We never have enough time with our loved ones, please help us to have more time.
Co-organizers (2)
Brian Dodson
Organizer
San Marcos, TX
Brian Dodson
Co-organizer