Angels needed

Hi, my name is Donna. My sister-in-law, Dolores has been through so much with sickness, injury, and death among the loved ones in her family and is now fighting for her own life. After the death of her niece 26 years ago from cystic fibrosis, Dolores and her twin sister began making angel ornaments for gifts. Before this, Dolores' husband was caught in a steel slitting machine with his body wrapped in a coil of steel; his arm was mangled, the radial nerve severed, his ear was cut off, and his fingers broken; he suffered a broken femur, and a collapsed lung. Doctors performed surgery through the holes in his back to his heart. They lost him three times; Dolores changed jobs to care for him and nursed him back to health through many years of surgery. After taking care of her elderly mother, who passed away, the angels that the twins made took on a deeper meaning.

In 2012, Dolores was diagnosed with incurable cancer under her arm in her stomach, groin, and spleen. Her twin is also very ill with relapsing polychondritis. In May of 2021, Dolores, who also has diabetes, was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer. Doctors attempted to remove the tumor in her lung but were unsuccessful. Radiation, chemo and immunotherapy commenced. Unfortunately, the treatment had to stop as Dolores contracted pneumonia four times in the last year and was hospitalized three times; she recently spent 30 days in the hospital, where doctors had to drain 15 pounds of fluid from her system. Her hands and feet were grossly swollen. Her fingertips are clubbing from the lung cancer. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Recently she went for a biopsy, and her lung collapsed for nine days requiring another hospital stay. Doctors now found cancer in the scar tissue in her lung, and she is beginning a new cycle of chemo, shots, and steroids.

During the last year, Dolores was only able to work 15 weeks. She tries to work, but the chemo and immunotherapy make her sick and she has fallen behind on her bills. Medical insurance paid a portion leaving her with bills of 8,500 which includes the current treatment. She is also behind 16,500 on loan payments; if not up to date by June, she can lose her house.

Dolores is a beautiful person who cared for many throughout her life. Her answer is always, "God will not give me more than I can handle." But, Dolores needs to concentrate on taking care of herself now and not worry about the bills. Dolores needs angels in her corner now, and any help will be deeply appreciated.