Karin & Larry need your help

As many of you know, my big sister has been struggling with breast cancer and chemotherapy for about a year. She has really tried to have a positive outlook on the situation but she just can not get a break. Our family has watched our beautiful sister, daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother quickly lose weight and deteriorate. It has been such a fast process that there was no way for her and Larry to plan for it emotionally or financially. Larry has been spending all of his time trying to provide the emotional support that Karin desperately needs. Therefore, he has used up every hour of PTO that he had available. Karin has been too weak to be on her feet all day at work so she has not been earning any money.

They finally got through her last chemotherapy session and they were trying to be optimistic but her treatment had terribly weakened her body. Her lack of strength resulted in her fainting and suffering a fall where she ended up with a concussion and a broken nose. Even at this point, she was trying to make jokes about how she looked like the grandpa from the Addams Family and how appropriate it was to look as she did during the Halloween season.

As their hospital bills roll in and she continues to have multiple doctor appointments scheduled, she is not only having difficulty being positive about her situation but she is also getting scared. In the front of her mind, she realizes that she also has breast surgery coming up which will be an additional cost.

If you are unable to donate, that is ok. Please at the least leave some encouraging words for her and Larry. They need to believe that they will get through this troubling time, beat this cancer, and have faith that this is all temporary. Having a positive outlook does help with healing. Please help me and our family encourage and support her.

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Thank you,

Little sister #1 Laura

Little sister #2 Amy

Biggest sister Nancy