Help with Lacey's liver surgery
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Lacey is a vibrant, active 25-year old entrepreneur in the midst of starting a personal services company called North End Concierge. A graduate of ODU in Norfolk, she lives and works in Virginia Beach, Va.
• Lacey is a 2-time childhood cancer survivor of a type of leukemia called ALL. The cancer was discovered and treated at age 4, but she had a relapse in 2002 and received a stem cell transplant at Duke in 2002 at age 7. After a tough fight, she has been cancer-free for the 17 years since the transplant.
• Lacey is truly a survivor who has continued to endure many long-term effects of the extensive treatments she received as a child — the many rounds of chemo and radiation and other aggressive measures. But her resilience and strength shines through in her cheerful, kind and giving nature.
But Lacey has suffered a serious medical setback:
• Several large tumors were discovered in her liver during a followup at Duke to monitor the long-term effects of the extensive chemo and radiation treatments she endured as a child.
• The largest mass (5 in x 4 in) dominates the right side of her liver, but there are others, as well.
• The doctors are not yet fully certain if all the tumors are malignant since these tumors — suspected to be a consequence of her previous treatments as a child — can be benign but can also be a rare type of cancer called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.
Lacey must have surgery ASAP to remove 50-60% of her liver and her gall bladder.
• This will be a long procedure and will require up to 7 days of in-patient care.
• The basic recovery time is 8-10 weeks and extensive home care and followups will be required.
• Sadly, the road back for Lacey is longer in part due to the lingering effects of her life-long medical journey.
Lacey needs your help on this journey.
• While insurance will cover some of the hospital costs, the deductible is very high and there are many uncovered treatment costs, some due to Lacey’s medical history.
• Lacey’s mother, Diane Kelley O’Neal, is her primary caretaker and has been a driving force and consistent presence in Lacey’s medical journeys. The amount of care surrounding these latest procedures has resulted in substantial loss of income as Diane is a self-employed ballroom dance instructor.
• In addition to the loss of income, the cost of home care, incidentals and the many followups required at Duke (which is a 4-hour drive from her home) are expenses beyond our scope.
Lacey is a truly remarkable person who counts her self fortunate, even now, and her light shines in ways that uplift everyone around her especially her family.
Please keep Lacey in your thoughts and prayers.
Lacey is a vibrant, active 25-year old entrepreneur in the midst of starting a personal services company called North End Concierge. A graduate of ODU in Norfolk, she lives and works in Virginia Beach, Va.
• Lacey is a 2-time childhood cancer survivor of a type of leukemia called ALL. The cancer was discovered and treated at age 4, but she had a relapse in 2002 and received a stem cell transplant at Duke in 2002 at age 7. After a tough fight, she has been cancer-free for the 17 years since the transplant.
• Lacey is truly a survivor who has continued to endure many long-term effects of the extensive treatments she received as a child — the many rounds of chemo and radiation and other aggressive measures. But her resilience and strength shines through in her cheerful, kind and giving nature.
But Lacey has suffered a serious medical setback:
• Several large tumors were discovered in her liver during a followup at Duke to monitor the long-term effects of the extensive chemo and radiation treatments she endured as a child.
• The largest mass (5 in x 4 in) dominates the right side of her liver, but there are others, as well.
• The doctors are not yet fully certain if all the tumors are malignant since these tumors — suspected to be a consequence of her previous treatments as a child — can be benign but can also be a rare type of cancer called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.
Lacey must have surgery ASAP to remove 50-60% of her liver and her gall bladder.
• This will be a long procedure and will require up to 7 days of in-patient care.
• The basic recovery time is 8-10 weeks and extensive home care and followups will be required.
• Sadly, the road back for Lacey is longer in part due to the lingering effects of her life-long medical journey.
Lacey needs your help on this journey.
• While insurance will cover some of the hospital costs, the deductible is very high and there are many uncovered treatment costs, some due to Lacey’s medical history.
• Lacey’s mother, Diane Kelley O’Neal, is her primary caretaker and has been a driving force and consistent presence in Lacey’s medical journeys. The amount of care surrounding these latest procedures has resulted in substantial loss of income as Diane is a self-employed ballroom dance instructor.
• In addition to the loss of income, the cost of home care, incidentals and the many followups required at Duke (which is a 4-hour drive from her home) are expenses beyond our scope.
Lacey is a truly remarkable person who counts her self fortunate, even now, and her light shines in ways that uplift everyone around her especially her family.
Please keep Lacey in your thoughts and prayers.
Organizer and beneficiary
June Lesnak
Organizer
Virginia Beach, VA
Diane Oneal
Beneficiary