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Help katie and Taylor and girls with bills and groceries

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My name is Katelyn Smith, known as Kat or Katie. My family and I are seeking help for school and bill expenses while I have been dealing with a glioblastoma partially removed July 5th. Undergoing trial chemo pills and radiation (radiation ends 9/24) then I start Optune Gio (an electromagnetic cap that sends signals to my brain telling my tumor to not grow back!)

First issues started January 11th, I had 3 back to back seizures for the first time ever. They admitted and just treated me for seizures. Got out of the hospital and a week later had an MRI with contrast that showed encephalitis and a possible low grade glioma. They admitted me again for hospital stay #2, where they treated me for the encephalitis with IVIG for 5 days. Follow up MRI in the months showed no growth. Continued seizure meds, and had to quit my job to apply for social security disability.

Recent update: MRI was Saturday, June 22nd. Tumor doubled in size and is herniated into the medial section of the brain. Pushing on my optic nerve.

Please help however you can. I love and appreciate all of you.

surgery was done Friday July 6th and it was successful now onto healing at home and getting a treatment plan started!

well Katie went home on the 8th and on the 13th She had a mini strokes as rare side effect of any brain surgery. And had to be rehospitalized and got home the 23rd.

chemo and radiation starts august 13th!


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