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My name is Amabelle Frias. I am a wife, a mother to four, and a grandmother to an amazing 7-year-old. I live in Daly City, in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am a former paraprofessional for our local school district, I love to bake, Squishmallows are my guilty pleasure, and I love to dance with my husband. My home state of Hawaii heavily influences my love of life. We are a family of geeks and nerds and we wear our fandom, ranging from DC and Marvel to Star Wars and Star Trek to Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, proudly on our sleeves. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a cousin, and a fierce friend.

In November of 2023, shortly after Thanksgiving, I was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma; triple-positive breast cancer. And in the blink of an eye, my life changed. While it was detected fairly early, the cancer has metastasized in two places with a tumor in my right breast and a lymph node in my right armpit. However, my care team of oncologists, specialists, and nurses assured me that this is “very treatable” so ultimately the prognosis is positive. But because of the stage of the cancer, which at the time barring further tests was between stages II and III, I will have to go through a series of treatments, from a battery of chemotherapy cycles, a mastectomy, and radiation to ensure the cancer cells are completely taken care of.

Thus my journey began. So far, I have completed three chemo cycles of six. I wish I could say one was better than the previous but so far I have experienced varying levels of discomfort and constant exhaustion. Good days would consist of less discomfort and maybe a surge of energy, which we’ve learned to take as wins, no matter how small.

I am fortunate to be surrounded by love and support from family and friends, both IRL and online. In addition to the pain and discomfort, I am experiencing new emotional and mental lows. Despite this, my support system will not let me wallow in the darkness and I am encouraged to take this battle day by day.

For those of you who have gone through this experience, the journey is unsure and challenging. Then there are the inevitable factors: the pain, the exhaustion, the mental and emotional fight. And there is of course the financial impact. Life around us doesn’t stop because of cancer. It becomes another massive expense to an already expensive cost of living.

So it is with great humility that I come to you and request your financial help and support while going through my breast cancer journey. While it is my wish that our only worry and focus is my health and well-being, the financial impact this has had on our family can no longer be ignored. We have become a one-income family as a result and it has become a struggle for us to sustain our lives during this event. Your help will go towards medical bills and any expenses related to my plight. I realize that everyone is going through their financial struggles, and I realize just asking this of you is already too much. Even just a little bit will help alleviate my family's financial stress, focusing their efforts on helping me fight my battle. This is also temporary and know that we are so grateful just to be thought of and supported in any way.

I look forward to the day I can laugh and play with my family under the sun, enjoy eating out with friends, and nights out dancing with my husband knowing this chapter is behind me. Until then, I am forever grateful for your love and support. Thank you.
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Donations 

  • Annemarie Cruz
    • $200
    • 18 d
  • Michaella Buno
    • $10
    • 3 mos
  • Avrey Juntilla-Smith
    • $50
    • 3 mos
  • John Gomez
    • $100
    • 5 mos
  • Ben Cabie
    • $100
    • 5 mos
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Organizer and beneficiary

TJ Frias
Organizer
Daly City, CA
Amabelle Frias
Beneficiary

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