In Janurary 2015, my daughter Lindsay Brookshier had a routine chest x-ray done for asthma. To our surprise, they saw an abornomality on the x-ray near the arota. A second x-ray was ordered and from there the abornmality was still present. On Janurary 23rd she underwent a cardiovascular cat scan. That same day,  during a regular shopping trip at Target with Lindsay and my grandson, we received the phone call. It was a tumor the size of a fist, resting right next to my daughter's heart. A CT scan guided needle biopsy procedure-which was  a risk in itself due to the tumor being located right over her heart- was done to see if the tumor was cancerous. We hoped and prayed for a positive outcome but sometimes life just isn't that fair.

We received the results on Feburary 3rd, 2015 that my daughter Lindsay Brookshier, at the young age of 27, was diagnosed with lympompha.  Our initial appointment with the onconologist revealed that this is a rare form of cancer, most commom in young women. The technical definition being  B-Cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 

Lindsay is a single mother of a four year old little boy named Adrian. She has spent the past five years of her life dedicating her heart and soul to being a fabulous mother, a wonderful student, and planning her career. Lindsay is mere months away from graduating with honors from the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay with her Bachelor's in English Literature in May 2015. After that she plans to continue her schooling to become a teacher. She has worked so hard to get to this wonderful point in her life to enjoy her senior year of college and celebrate her acvhiemvents with her family before she goes on to further her education. Lindsay is one of the most kind hearted and empathetic people on this Earth and this cancer has been a cruel hardship on her life, family and friends. 

The aggressive nature of this chemotherapy is going to eliminate Lindsay's ability to work while she is undergoing treatment. It will take all of her remaining energy after treatment to continue being the best mom to her beloved son Adrian and to finish her degree. Lindsay will have to be hospitalized for five to six days a week for her chemotherapy once every three weeks among coping with the side effects on a daily basis from such an aggressive form of treatment.  As a single mother, head of household, and financial breadwinner this will be placing a huge burden on her family. In light of this situation, we are asking for any donations possible to help Lindsay and Adrian through this stretch of time while she is undergoing her chemotherapy. Every little bit helps and the less Lindsay has to worry about financial costs, the more she can concentrate on beating this cancer. Lindsay is a fighter but every fighter needs a team in their corner. 

We would never ask if this situation was not serious and a cause for concern. Lindsay and Adrian will be having a hard enough time the next five months or longer during treatment and they need to focus on being healthy and coping as a family. Adrian is the single most important person to Lindsay and she wants to be able to continue to have his life remain as normal and enriching as possible. The struggles for every day expenses, living costs, and the added burden of hospital commutes, visits, and overnights should not be an added stress and worry that will impact her treatment and recovery and their overall well-being  

Thank you to anyone that would help this cause for my daughter and my grandson. She is strong and she will beat this cancer. But any help on this journey is greatly appreciated.