Hello, my name is Maria and I’ve created this GoFundMe in hopes of receiving help from the caring people that I know still exist.

I have been through a lot throughout the years, both mentally and physically. My oldest daughter was hanging with the wrong crowd and ended up in prison. I had to be the strong one and continue raising my granddaughter, who was only 3 at the time. She’s always lived with me, so it wasn’t a burden for me because I love her very much. Then my daughter was released from prison 4 years later when my granddaughter was 7. I don’t know what she was thinking, but she ended up with the same crowd of people. This was in 2022, and she ended up back in prison a year later. But she had another baby while she was out here for that year . So now I’m raising 2 granddaughters. The youngest is only 2, and she doesn’t even know her mother.

Then in 2023, my grandmother died, and that hit me too hard. I never expected it to hurt so much. It was so bad for me that I developed broken heart syndrome, but I chose to ignore it. My broken heart syndrome ended up turning into heart failure, and by the time I got to the hospital in April 2023, I was dying with my heart only functioning at 10%. I was in intensive care for almost a month. They don’t know how I survived since 10% is barely even a working heart. It took a full year for me to recover partially from that. But it can come back at any given moment. I guess all this stuff took a major toll on me.

Well, fast forward to now, I guess the stress of having to work 98 hours a week to provide for my 2 precious granddaughters has taken a toll on me once again. I have been having some major issues with my digestive health. I thought it was just from all the stress. But it turns out that they suspect I have pancreatic cancer. I’ll be honest, if it was just me, I’d give up and let my life take its course. But I can’t because Gia and Nova and my kids need me. I am all they have. I’ve never asked anyone for help but this time I need it. We don’t have any family that cares about us. I’ve literally had no contact with family members in years. So here I am asking for help so that I can get a full body PET scan. Of course, my insurance that I pay for every month faithfully won’t cover it because a full body PET scan is 20k, and if it’s appealed, it would probably cover a portion, but that would take months, and we all know with cancer you don’t have months. Who would’ve thought that a pet scan isn’t considered a necessity for a sick person but rather a luxury. I’m only 49, and I really need to be here for these 2 little girls that don’t even comprehend what’s going on. The oldest one only has her mom, who’s my daughter, and she’s in prison. Her dad was murdered in February of 2024. The baby has both parents in prison. So when I say I’m all they have, I truly mean that.

Sometimes things aren’t fair, and all we can do is keep it pushing or at least try. Well, I’m trying to live, and if not for me, then I’m definitely doing it for them. If you find it in your heart to help me, I will be forever grateful, and I thank you in advance and wish many blessings upon you ❤️