Medical, Travel, Overnight out patient stays

We are grateful for a couple of fundraisers that some people have already had, but right now we also felt the need to start a GoFund me. It just seems like an easy way to donate, IF you would like to. We don't like to come out and ask for help, but to save us from  (more) stress, we have decided to ask at this time...

We still do not have an exact date for Michelles bone marrow transplant. We just know it will be sometime after Thanksgiving, and probably before Christmas.

She will be having this procedure done in Pittsburgh and will be in the hospital for at least a month. Even after being discharged, she will still have to stay in the Pittsburgh area for 2 - 2.5 months. There is a place for discharged patients/family but it is not a free place. With a possible 2+ month time-frame she will need to stay, this will add up quickly. She is 22, but she is still our baby girl, so of course we will not leave her alone. It will probably be Mom most of the time, but Dad and her brother will travel as much as they can so we all four can still have time together. Therefore, some other expenses may come up as well.

Michelle has already taken a leave from her nursing job because she wants/needs some extra time to spend with some family and friends before this process starts. She will most likely be spending Christmas in a hospital room, so we are also going to try to celebrate the holiday a bit early AT HOME sometime before she gets admitted.

She will still be teaching dance classes up until she leaves for Pittsburgh, because the dance studio has, and always will be, her best therapy! She also still plans to work at a local theater when needed. These two jobs are less of a toll on her mind right now, than being a nurse. (But she can't wait to have all of this behind her so she can get back to the nursing world)

We already know how very blessed we are with support from family and friends. That has been shown in the past in many ways!  Please continue to keep us all in your prayers, as something like this hits the entire family pretty hard. Thank you all in advance for any donations and prayers!