
Honoring a Battle with Cancer: Raymundo's Story
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Hello, friends and family. My name is Joselin Pena. I am Raymundo's daughter and I come here with a heavy heart asking for help for my father and our family as we go through these hard times.
A backstory of my father's journey: Raymundo Pena first became diagnosed in 2014 with stage 3 colon cancer. He started chemotherapy treatment and went through with surgery to remove his tumors, which resulted in him having to live with a colostomy bag ever since. Everything went great but that was not the end; they found the cancer spread to his liver, and part of his lung. The chemo helped in removing any cancer cells from his liver but his lung was going to need surgery to remove the tumors, which meant only a portion of his lung would be saved. After this, they found a small dot on his other lung, too small for doctors to know if it was cancer. He unfortunately couldn't continue with the check ups, so he continued to live his life. Some years later we found out in November 2019 that the small dot indeed was cancer but now his other lung had been invaded with several tumors. His oncologist declared him unable to work, and any chemo he received was only to prolong his life, as he would not be able to get rid of the tumors and surgery wouldn't be an option. Ever since, my dad has been struggling with this difficult battle. Last fall, his reports showed that the chemo was no longer working, as his tumors only continued to grow more and more. Recently he had a small surgery procedure, Pleurx Catheter Placement, to help drain fluid that began forming inside his lungs with hopes to help him breath better. My father now has Stage 5 cancer; his body is too tired of fighting and unfortunately, it seems to be that his battle is coming to an end.
I created this GoFundMe to gather support and allow my dad and our family to have some relief so he can spend the remaining of his life with a little more peace and finally stop working (Uber delivery driver). Any donation/link share will help tremendously and be appreciated. EVERY donation will go towards any expenses my papi will need. In advance, thank you to everyone who has shown support. I am deeply grateful for your contributions.
With heartfelt appreciation, a loving daughter.
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Joselin Pena
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Houston, TX