39 year old mother of a 3 year old dying of cancer
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Imagine for a minute how it would feel to have a 3 year old son and knowing you will never see him turn 10.
That is my reality at 39 my life turned into this nightmare. My husband and I were so happy to learn we were pregnant. in my 8th month we found out I had stage 2 genetic breast cancer. The doctors wanted to start chemo right away so my son was born early, but healthy, on February 25th.
After his birth our fight with cancer began and lasted for 2 years, and we were declared cancer free.
Finally we were able to start our life. We wanted to have another child, but 3 days before our fertility treatment we found out the cancer came back, and had spread to my liver and bones. The diagnosis was stage 4. The doctors have given me 2-5 years to live, at most.
Today I take chemo twice a day by mouth and getting out of bed is a fight everyday. We live on my husbands income and the medical bills just keep piling up. I feel helpless, watching, and not being able to help.
I’m doing this to help my family deal with the debt that this disease caused. When I’m gone, my son will grow up without a mom, and my husband without a wife. My last wish before I die is to help eliminate the debt that this terrible disease caused.
That is my reality at 39 my life turned into this nightmare. My husband and I were so happy to learn we were pregnant. in my 8th month we found out I had stage 2 genetic breast cancer. The doctors wanted to start chemo right away so my son was born early, but healthy, on February 25th.
After his birth our fight with cancer began and lasted for 2 years, and we were declared cancer free.
Finally we were able to start our life. We wanted to have another child, but 3 days before our fertility treatment we found out the cancer came back, and had spread to my liver and bones. The diagnosis was stage 4. The doctors have given me 2-5 years to live, at most.
Today I take chemo twice a day by mouth and getting out of bed is a fight everyday. We live on my husbands income and the medical bills just keep piling up. I feel helpless, watching, and not being able to help.
I’m doing this to help my family deal with the debt that this disease caused. When I’m gone, my son will grow up without a mom, and my husband without a wife. My last wish before I die is to help eliminate the debt that this terrible disease caused.
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Simona Birdsell
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West Dundee, IL
