Julie's Lymphoma Treatments

I'm usually the person organizing the fundraisers, so this is really difficult for me.

I have recently been diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - B Cell Follicular, to be exact. While treatable, it's not curable, and for whatever reason, this normally slow-growing form of NHL has taken an aggressive attitude with me, and I will begin Chemotherapy next week.

I know that God's grace will be with me along this journey, as He has been with me throughout my life - truly through good times & bad. I have been blessed with a wonderful support system of family, friends and colleagues. I am fortunate to have a full-time job, working for a wonderfully accomodating and incredibly encouraging group of people. As a "work from home" employee, I am able to exercise flexibility in scheduling my treament and other medical appointments. 

Unfortunately - and this is the tough part - like many people these days, while I have "full" health insurance coverage, I have a very high deductible and 20% co-pays: yesterday I received medical bills totaling over $4,000, and I haven't even started the chemotherapy treatments yet. Nor has the billing for all the diagnostic testing, etc. been done. 

I do not want to do this, but the alternative seems to be to sit in the corner and cry, and I long ago found that to be most unproductive, And so, here I am, asking my friends and family for assistance. Any amount you can provide is - TRULY - greatly apreciated.

I thank you in advance for your support, and I ask that whether you can or cannot contribute, please send a prayer or positive thoughts my way. I'm sure I can beat this, but for one of very few times in my life, I am asking for, and not providing help.

Thank you, and God bless you all.

Julie