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I have worked with Ileana Betancourt at Grove Smiles Dentistry for 8 years. In that time, I have come to know her as the most selfless, sweet, sassy, and spiritual woman I have ever met. She is the life of the party in our office and to everyone that knows her.
Ileana is not only a lover, but a fighter. She was first diagnosed with this very rare and aggressive form of cancer called Leiomyosarcoma 10 years ago. This recurrent form of cancer surfaced during the most turbulent time of Ileana’s life. During her first bout with cancer, she was a struggling single mother single-handedly raising three teenagers all on her own. Still she hustled to support her children and animals through it all and took herself to all her own appointments. She lost all her hair from chemotherapy and largely suffered in silence not wanting to burden anyone else around her.
She is the most caring and strongest person I will ever know, but this holiday season, she is the one who needs us to lend her our strength and show we care now more than ever. Ileana’s Leiomyosarcoma has returned. This awful cancer, which has suddenly resurfaced after a decade, has been attacking her fragile lungs and liver. There is no cure, but there is still hope.
Our goal is to raise enough funds to get her into the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center for the medical treatments she needs to prolong her life with her beloved 3 children and 7 rescue pets. She has a superficial mass on her rib, and a large tumor in her liver, for which she desperately needs radiation treatment. She will need to undergo these treatments for the rest of her life, and this is something she cannot financially afford. After a lifetime of struggle and living paycheck-to-paycheck, this tragedy will surely cause her and her family a great deal of financial strain. We must band together to rally around them and show them they’re not alone; that we care just as much as Ileana does! We are asking for donations to help cover medical costs and her most basic living expenses such as rent and utilities.
Her daughter Brenna has this to say about her mother:
“My mom is my absolute world. Everything I am, and everything I have ever accomplished, I owe entirely to her and her love. She is the embodiment of all things worth cherishing in this life– she is kind and funny and warm and giving and spiritual and special– and she never betrays that nature no matter how hard things get or what challenges she faces. She is my best friend and my greatest source of strength. I can’t imagine living without her, and I thank anyone who helps us from the bottom of my heart! No matter what happens, I promise to always be her living legacy and carry on her vivacious energy and boundless love to all I meet forever!"
Ileana is not only a lover, but a fighter. She was first diagnosed with this very rare and aggressive form of cancer called Leiomyosarcoma 10 years ago. This recurrent form of cancer surfaced during the most turbulent time of Ileana’s life. During her first bout with cancer, she was a struggling single mother single-handedly raising three teenagers all on her own. Still she hustled to support her children and animals through it all and took herself to all her own appointments. She lost all her hair from chemotherapy and largely suffered in silence not wanting to burden anyone else around her.
She is the most caring and strongest person I will ever know, but this holiday season, she is the one who needs us to lend her our strength and show we care now more than ever. Ileana’s Leiomyosarcoma has returned. This awful cancer, which has suddenly resurfaced after a decade, has been attacking her fragile lungs and liver. There is no cure, but there is still hope.
Our goal is to raise enough funds to get her into the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center for the medical treatments she needs to prolong her life with her beloved 3 children and 7 rescue pets. She has a superficial mass on her rib, and a large tumor in her liver, for which she desperately needs radiation treatment. She will need to undergo these treatments for the rest of her life, and this is something she cannot financially afford. After a lifetime of struggle and living paycheck-to-paycheck, this tragedy will surely cause her and her family a great deal of financial strain. We must band together to rally around them and show them they’re not alone; that we care just as much as Ileana does! We are asking for donations to help cover medical costs and her most basic living expenses such as rent and utilities.
Her daughter Brenna has this to say about her mother:
“My mom is my absolute world. Everything I am, and everything I have ever accomplished, I owe entirely to her and her love. She is the embodiment of all things worth cherishing in this life– she is kind and funny and warm and giving and spiritual and special– and she never betrays that nature no matter how hard things get or what challenges she faces. She is my best friend and my greatest source of strength. I can’t imagine living without her, and I thank anyone who helps us from the bottom of my heart! No matter what happens, I promise to always be her living legacy and carry on her vivacious energy and boundless love to all I meet forever!"
Organizer and beneficiary
Maria Michelena
Organizer
Miami, FL
Brenna Verner
Beneficiary