Desiree’s Fight Against Cancer

Hello, Desiree’s family and friends are seeking help from family, friends and our amazing community!

Many people have been asking how they can help support Desiree and Matt at this time! Honestly, right now we are seeking Prayers as our top request! Desiree and Matt have always been hard workers but at this time unfortunately Desiree most likely won’t be working much or if at all. Matt is trying to work a full time job and care for Desiree with appointments and just in general when she is having a hard day.

Our top priority is having Matt at Desiree’s side as much as possible and to help lessen the burden of everyday finances.

Below is Desiree’s story she shared:

I have been trying to write this post for almost 2 months now and every time I think I have the right words I end up deleting it so I have decided to just get on with it and be as real and raw as I feel.

On January 29th I was diagnosed with stage 4b cervical Cancer. We found out at this appointment that I am not a candidate for surgery or radiation as the cancer had spread to multiple locations and my only options at this point are Aggressive chemotherapy with immunotherapy. That means every 3 weeks I go and sit in a chair for 8 hours getting 4 different chemo infusions as well as immunotherapy infusions. I was told women with this type of cancer see about 16.8 months of life but women who take the immunotherapy with chemo see about 26.6 months but I know I am not a statistic and have vowed that if this going to rip me away from my family and friends, it is going to have to do it with me kicking and screaming the whole way out.

I have completed my first 2 rounds of treatments which were pure hell. Side effects that I never knew existed. My last treatment this past Friday caused quite a scare as I had a serious allergic reaction and now can no longer receive it for treatment. This brings a whole new level of worry and concern.

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions trying to navigate this new nightmare. Some days are HARD, like super hard. This has opened a whole new perspective on life. All those things that used to matter before are now so miniscule. I look at Macy and know I have been blessed with more than a lifetime's worth already.

At this point, there is still a lot of questions concerning treatment moving forward. Thank you to every one of you who has reached out and for the outpour of love and support thus far. If I have not replied to you please know that this has all been so overwhelming and I appreciate you all so much! I love you all so much and I am beyond blessed for the people in my life.

Special shoutout to my people who refuse to let me give up and force me to get out of bed and keep moving.