Our Aunt Karen (or Auntie KK, as we've always called her) has just started treatment for stage 3 lymphoma. This is her fourth cancer diagnosis. She's already beaten breast cancer, melanoma, and thyroid cancer, and she's now facing this health challenge with the same quiet determination that's gotten her through it all before.

KK has spent her life taking care of other people and has faced a disproportionate level of loss and adversity. She tragically lost her beloved husband, Pat, when their daughter Tatiana was just three years old, and she raised Tatiana as a single mother. In addition to her own four cancer diagnoses, she's also lost her brother and both of her parents to cancer. Through all of it, she's been the person others lean on, showing up for family and friends through their own hardest moments, never once asking for help for herself. She has been an incredible, steadfast aunt who has always supported us through life's ups and downs.

And through every bit of that adversity, KK's spirit has never once dimmed. She is one of the kindest, most generous people you could ever meet, with a sense of humor that can turn any hard day around. She is a true optimist who finds the good in almost anything, and she lives with a joie de vivre that's rare and contagious. Being around KK is a gift; she has a way of making everyone feel seen, loved, and a little lighter. That light is exactly what we want to protect right now.

KK is also a business owner, an art dealer who has built her career and her livelihood with her own hands. Treatment means she can't work right now, and that means the income she depends on has stopped too, right when the bills, the treatment, and the recovery are only getting harder.

We are her nieces and nephew: Dylan, Summer, Brittany, Paisley, Felicity, and Charlotte. We're raising funds together because we know her community wants to show up for her right now and support her through a particularly difficult and grueling treatment process. We want to give KK a financial buffer so she can focus everything she has on healing, without the added weight of lost income or financial stress. We also want to give our cousin Tatiana the space to be emotionally present with her mom right now, instead of worrying about how to keep things afloat.

KK has given so much to so many people for so long. Now it's our turn to give back, and we'd be so grateful for anything you can offer, whether that's a donation or sharing this page with your network.

Thank you for helping us take care of the woman who has spent her whole life taking care of everyone else.