Help Tara Beat Breast Cancer!
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I would have never imagined this. Tara, (@taralindaaa as she's known on social media), who I've known since she was 14, now a loving wife and amazing mother of 5, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 36.
Not only is this heartbreaking because she is like a little sister to me, but it hits home because I was diagnosed with the exact same breast cancer at age 46. I know, first-hand, that this will be one of sweet Tara's greatest obstacles from which it will take years to recover. But she, like me (6 plus years cancer free thank God!) will beat it with a loving support system: a wonderful husband, parents, in-laws, friends, family members and her faith in God.
Tara has been an incredible teacher for years now, but has had to take an indefinite leave due to this cancer diagnosis and treatment plan. Her husband has had to take leave from his job, as well, with little ones at home to care for.
Tara has already begun the gut-wrenching chemo treatments that will last for months, and that's just the beginning. Surgery is soon to come after that. The financial impact that this can have on a family can be devastating. Even with health insurance, there are substantial co-pays for multiple scans, infusions, medications, surgeons, tests, specialists, surgeries, hospital stays and physical therapy that will amount to tens of thousands of dollars--an even greater strain on a family of 7.
They need our help now! Please donate what you can to help offset these exorbitant costs in any way that you can so Tara and her family can focus on healing and not finances while Tara is fighting for her life! No amount is too small to give. Thank you so much for your support of this beautiful young woman and her family!
There is also a "Meal Train" that has been established. If you'd like to sign up for that, click the link below:
https://mealtrain.com/62e04z
Not only is this heartbreaking because she is like a little sister to me, but it hits home because I was diagnosed with the exact same breast cancer at age 46. I know, first-hand, that this will be one of sweet Tara's greatest obstacles from which it will take years to recover. But she, like me (6 plus years cancer free thank God!) will beat it with a loving support system: a wonderful husband, parents, in-laws, friends, family members and her faith in God.
Tara has been an incredible teacher for years now, but has had to take an indefinite leave due to this cancer diagnosis and treatment plan. Her husband has had to take leave from his job, as well, with little ones at home to care for.
Tara has already begun the gut-wrenching chemo treatments that will last for months, and that's just the beginning. Surgery is soon to come after that. The financial impact that this can have on a family can be devastating. Even with health insurance, there are substantial co-pays for multiple scans, infusions, medications, surgeons, tests, specialists, surgeries, hospital stays and physical therapy that will amount to tens of thousands of dollars--an even greater strain on a family of 7.
They need our help now! Please donate what you can to help offset these exorbitant costs in any way that you can so Tara and her family can focus on healing and not finances while Tara is fighting for her life! No amount is too small to give. Thank you so much for your support of this beautiful young woman and her family!
There is also a "Meal Train" that has been established. If you'd like to sign up for that, click the link below:
https://mealtrain.com/62e04z
Organizer and beneficiary
Lisa Johnson Smith
Organizer
Mount Laurel, NJ
Tara Watts
Beneficiary