Support for Husband After Losing Wife to Cancer

My wife passed away on August 3rd after a nearly year long battle with Cancer. She was diagnosed in September of last year and it was the most devastating news we could receive. I remember my wife breaking down in tears but I would reassure her that we were going to beat this.

She ended up getting 5 rounds of R-Chop chemotherapy but it was unsuccessful due to the cancer being extremely aggressive. Her oncologist suggested we try a new form of chemo.

However he had her wait over 2 months for an EKG without giving her proper prescriptions to her medications so my baby was in constant pain. Eventually I took her to get her EKG like the Doctor asked.

However since he made her wait so long without any type of treatment, the cancer had spread further and it caused her yo get clots in her lungs. I rushed her to the hospital and they were able to save her by doing emergency lung surgery.

She got a little better and now I was working on getting her into City of Hope Duarte. I called her PTP and he told me how to make it happen. Eventually she got admitted to City of Hope.

Unfortunately the cancer had spread so much that there was little theu could do and within a month, she passed away from cancer.

I've been trying to keep it together and it's been difficult. It feels like a big chunk of my heart has been ripped out

She fought this cancer for almost a year and I was finally able to get her in the top 5 cancer hospitals in the nation, so I felt like that was our best shot.

When she told me "The doctors said if I don't react to this chemotherapy then I'm going to die" that broke me.

But I told her it would work and we would beat this. She reacted well initially and doctors said it was the best she's ever looked since she was admitted! One of the last messages I got from her was "Dr. said hes going to give me more of that chemo so wish me luck"

That was on July 17th. Then she had started having complications because the cancer had spread so much and it was all downhill from there. Then she was gone, all in a span of 2 weeks

I was with her until her last breath. I held her hand and kept telling her how much I love her. I still can't believe that she's gone. Today is her birthday as well, so happy heavenly birthday to my baby. Before she passed away, I was planning to visit her today. I never missed her birthday and I wasn't planning to miss this one.

It's just difficult for me to accept that the battle went this way. Cancer keeps taking so away so many legends, and now Maria is on that list.

This fundraiser was made to support during me this incredibly difficult time period. The funds raised will go directly to myself, our fur babies, and bills like monthly rent, car insurance/registration, gas bill, qnd monthly electric bills to help ease the financial burden that I now face. Thank you for listening to our story and for the support