Below is her story… I am a 45 year old mom of two beautiful daughters age 23,25. I also am a brand new gramma to my first grand daughter Julia Mae who is only 6 months old, with another on the way. I am truly blessed, they are my world. I have been a cna for 20 years at the same place where i worked on the dementia unit. I loved my job, helping people has always been my passion in life. Now i am unfortunately out of of work as of right now until march 2026 and the one in need of help. On august 27 I ended up at the health center with excruciating pains in my abdomen that would not let up. After being seen at the health center i was immediatly sent to the ER. Scared to death i made my way there hoping for the best, fearing the worse. After several tests and bloodwork my life became a nightmare and was turned upside down instantly. When the doctor came in and shut the door my heart sank. She proceeded to tell me the words no one wants to hear, You Have Cancer. My heart broke into a million pieces, so many questions and things running through my head. How can I at only 45 be told we think you have stage 4 colon cancer because they believed it had spread to my liver. Unfortunately This was my year for colon cancer screening. The worse pain I ever felt was making those phone calls to my family giving them the devastating news. From there it was a whirl wind. A tube was placed down my nose in the ER to relieve the gases I had stuck in my stomach. I was told I had a large bowl obstruction and had to have surgery the next day to remove that, and a liver biopsy was done because they saw several large lesions on it. When i woke up after surgery I had a colostomy bag but I was grateful I was alive. I spent 6 days there due to complications, tests, and I had developed pneumonia. It’s been 4 long weeks of why. I am angry, I am confused, but I’m trying my best to stay positive while I was impatiently waiting for my oncology appointment. Adjusting to the colostomy has been tough but I’m getting there. I saw my oncolgist on the 22 where it was unfortunately confirmed stage 4 which had also spread to my liver. Pet scan set for October 10 along with a pelvis ultrasound to make sure it hasnt spread any further. My port was placed on the 24 and I’m ready to start chemo this week and get this fight for my life going. I am out of work now and one of my biggest worries is how am I going to pay my bills. I have so much to live for and I will not go down without a fight. I have so many wonderful people behind me and I am so grateful for them all. No parent wants to leave their children behind. This was suppose to be my year. I bought a house, I found the man of my dreams, I became a brand new gramma, and I found out who my real father was after 45 years. Unfortunately he passed of pancreatic cancer at 66. If only I knew then what I know now. I am scared but I promised my girls I will never leave them, and I will see my beautiful grand babies grow up. I will beat this because i refuse to accept any other out come. I am a fighter and I will remain positive no matter how hard this journey may get. I pray one day I will say I made it. I refuse to be a statistic. This is just a bump in my road, a chapter of my story, not the end. I thank you all for taking the time to read my story. Anything we receive from this go fund me will help with her bills, copay’s or any other expenses that may arise during this time. Anything helps and is greatly appreciated. even if it’s only a share of our go fund me. Bless you all.❤️ i know some people don’t like to donate on here, her venmo is @ Jan-Lavigne