PLEASE Support Kelly Kinch's Battle Against Ovarian Cancer

First off, we would like to apologize for even having to make this account as we know it’s not a good time of year to be asking anyone for anything extra. This year has definitely hit our family hard, that’s for sure! We lost our brother on January 1st, and now we are in it for the long haul with our mother, Kelly Kinch.

Our mother woke up Saturday, November 2nd, with abdominal pain, leading her to go to the ER to get things checked out. Thinking this was just constipation issues, testing was done followed by a vaginal ultrasound delivering us with news that we still can’t seem to accept: cancer. She followed up with her OB-GYN that Monday. They decided to schedule her for a partial hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries the next day, Tuesday. Thinking this was going to solve any further issues, we felt relieved. Tuesday, our mother went into surgery at 3:45 pm. By 4:00 pm, we received a phone call from the doctor telling us they couldn’t proceed with the surgery. Her ovaries were embedded in tumors, and she needs to be transported to Albany Med. Albany Med diagnosed our mother with stage 3C ovarian cancer—the devil.

My sister and I went down together so we were able to ask any questions and listen to the plan. Our mom will be undergoing a very, very serious and painful procedure. The cancer has spread, but as far as they can tell, it’s still all in the abdominal area. They can’t actually tell 100 percent if it’s hiding anywhere else until the doctor gets inside. She will be getting a full hysterectomy and some intestines/colon removed. Depending on how much they are going to have to take from her, she could possibly have to get a colostomy bag. That being the least of our concerns. On top of all of this, they just found a very big blood clot in her arm, and she will have to have surgery to have that removed as well. This is all just a complete nightmare to my sister and me, and it’s going to be one hell of a long road to recovery. April and I will be going together as much as we can to support our mom. Praying harder than prayer can pray the surgery goes as planned, and they get all the cancer, she will only have to stay in Albany 3-4 days to recover. Then the fun part: chemotherapy begins. April and I have decided to keep her with the doctor she has now for the chemo treatments. We will have to bring my mother for 6 chemo treatments, one every 3 weeks, to Albany Med. After chemo, fingers crossed, we hear the word remission! She will have to continue to have all her levels checked due to the fact that ovarian cancer almost always returns.

My mother is the last person in this world to ever deserve this. Our mom has worked so hard her entire life; she’s just simply the best mother, aunt, friend, and grandma that there is. This is surreal to both of us. We are also going to have to make a bedroom on the first floor for her return home due to the fact that she won’t be able to run up and down stairs. April and I are both single mothers and barely make ends meet as it is. We wouldn’t be asking for help if it wasn’t a last resort. We just want to be able for our mom not to worry about being alone during any of this—if we had it our way, one of us would stay by her side. Unfortunately, that’s not an option. So please, even if it’s a couple dollars, donate whatever to help us with traveling expenses. We have a very long road in front of us. We can’t thank our family and friends that have already reached out enough. If you are unable to donate, please promise to keep our mother in your thoughts and prayers and give her all the positive energy you can. This is a complete nightmare, leaving us both in so much anger. It’s not fair. Why her? Why our mom? We need her and refuse to let her go anywhere but home. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you in advance for any help you have done! We love you, Mama. We are going to get you better!