Jo Ann Schossow's Fight against Cancer!!!

Friends and Family,

Fred (Dan) Schossow and his wife Jo Ann are dear friends to many people in the bowling community. I have known them the entire time they have been together. No person has brought more laughs to a bowling center than Fred when he's rolling. Many know Jo Ann as she is there many times to root him on. Jo Ann has been fighting Cancer now for multiple years. Below is the post that was just put out on Facebook that tells her story. She's been fighting some pretty nasty stuff and that continues today. We are setting this up to help with the ongoing medical expenses that come with such a fight. We love them and appreciate anything anyone can contribute.

From Facebook........Jo Ann was organially diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Cancer in September 2015. Fast growing cancer tumor in left breast & slow growing cancer in right breast that had metastasized to her L1 vertebrae. Her case was considered rare at the time that her treating oncologist brought her case before a panel of 15 oncologist at the U of M. JoAnn was fortunate enough to be diagnosed when she was since previously most cancer patients would just be prescribed pain medication and sent home to die. The advancement of breast cancer treatments allowed options. JoAnn’s treatments were in reverse order of current normal breast cancer treatments. IV chemo was administered first to shrink the immeasurable mass in her right breast, then followed by a bilateral lumpectomy, then radiation to both breasts and cyberknife radiation treatments on her spine. Followed by a year of Zometa infusion therapy, then a year of Nerlynx adjunctive daily pill chemotherapy. When JoAnn received the news that her spine was stable in 2019, she was suffering from a concussion related to an auto accident in November 2019 that left her debilitated and unable to work, dizziness, nausea, weakness in arms and low back spasms and pain. In April of 2022 the cancer became active again, JoAnn was hospitalized with hypercalcemia discovering that the disease had spread to her bones, in her left hip & femur, left shoulder, several spots on cervical neck vertebrae, skull and right lung. Again debilitated and has since been fighting the new spots and lesions of cancer throughout her body. August the PET scan brought great news, all the new sites were shrinking. Still struggling to gain energy and strength with daily activities and unable to return to work. November PET scan brought the news of progression of the disease with cancer lesions in the pelvis and T6 & T8 vertebrae. Another level of chemotherapy treatments was added to her treatment plan. February 2023 PET scan brought the news that existing lesions had doubled and several more cancer sites along the spine.