Rebecca Lorenz

There are times when you realize you cannot control how your life is unfolding. When you feel that life isn’t supposed to be this way. We come to you all at one of those difficult, confusing, and overwhelming times. One month ago, at the age of 43, Rebecca, mother of 3-year-old Addie and 5-year-old Lloyd, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since her diagnosis, she has been at the doctor almost every day for multiple tests, scans, procedures, and consultations. Her treatment plan requires months of chemotherapy, followed by a mastectomy, followed by radiation treatments. It has been and will continue to be an intense, stressful, and destabilizing process.

We are so thankful for Rebecca’s fast-acting medical team, and the medical treatments that will keep her alive. Her time and energy over the next year(s) will be spent undergoing cancer therapy and navigating her way back to health. Since she is unable to work, our family is now living on a single income. It’s difficult to be unable to do the things you’re normally able to do; it’s uncomfortable to acknowledge that you’re in a position of need. Yet we recognize things as they are in this period of uncertainty and struggle.

Many family and friends have reached out asking how they can help. With treatments underway, the medical bills have started coming in, and we’re finding the out-of-pocket costs already much greater than expected. We’ve signed up for a bi-weekly meal service to ease some of the strain of caring for our children, as the responsibilities of daily life continue. This has all made it very clear that our most urgent need is financial. So, we've set up this GoFundMe account to help relieve some of that burden. It will aid in paying for family meals and out-of-pocket medical expenses.

We welcome your prayers, positive energy, and support. We truly appreciate the love and compassion we’ve gotten from our friends and family. Thank you for taking the time to read this, thank you for being a part of our lives. Much love to all.

James, Rebecca, Lloyd & Adeline