Shannon & Brett: Holding onto Hope through Stage 4 Cancer

Support for Shannon & Brett: A Cancer Journey Filled with Hope

My name is Shannon Barker and I have been battling Incurable Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer for the past five years. During this time, I have been holding onto hope and faith as I continue my fight with cancer. Recently, we learned that my cancer has once again metastasized — a devastating reality for us and our daughters.

Now, we are facing another storm as my husband Brett is undergoing testing for possible thyroid cancer. We meet with a surgeon on May 12.

Brett works full-time as a pharmacist and we are incredibly grateful for his job. Even with his salary, my ongoing medical expenses, unpaid time off work, my loss of work, his upcoming surgery, and the everyday costs of living with a terminal illness have pushed us beyond what we can manage alone at the moment and we need help.

Brett especially has struggled with asking for help, out of deep respect for those around him who are also working hard to make ends meet. But we are choosing vulnerability — because we believe in the kindness of community and the power of shared burden.

All funds will go toward:

Your prayers and generosity are the hands and feet of Jesus to us right now. We have both been called to this season by Him. We are clinging to hope, trusting in His timing, and believing that even in this—we are not alone.

If you’re able to give, pray, or share our story — thank you. Your support brings light into a hard season and we are so deeply grateful.

With love and hope,

Shannon & Brett

@blessedlifeliving