Hi my name is Josie and I am Rachel’s mom! As I write this story I feel as if it’s a nightmare! Sept 28th Rachel and Brandon brought a beautiful baby boy named Léif into this world. He had a rough start and Rachel had a tough time as well. After 10 days in NICU they made there way home to settle in as a new family.

The first 4 weeks were a little tough but our family has a ton of love to give and we supported each other and this beautiful new little family.

As life was returning to normal Rachel had to get some follow up tests that could only be done after Léif was born.

She did the CT scan and something showed up a little funky, she then had to get a biopsy the day before thanksgiving and who would have thought we would hear that Rachel’s cancer had returned! She has been diagnosed with Stage 2/3 Hodgkins Lymphoma.

As most of you know Rachel battled this in 2007 as a twelve year old child and it was so hard going through chemo and all that comes with the ugly word cancer!

Cancer seems to be such a curse on my kids and as a mom my heart is so heavy with hurt for my kids. I could really use all the prayers in the word for my sweet little new momma Rachel and her family.

I decided to do a go fund me because with everything going on with her medical issues. Imagine all the co-pays to come plus a new baby to care for, a house to clean, meals to cook and shop for… all of it is to much handle financially for all of us even as we pull together as a family.

Please do not feel obligated but many have asked and this is the best way to help other than prayers, prayers and more prayers.

❤️

The Hagen-Dodds-Schell Family