I’m starting this go fund me for my best friend sister in law - both of those titles are important
so she gets both always.
Superwoman is really the
best way to describe her -
36 year old single Mom of a 6 year old boy
•November 2025 -
Moved 800 miles away from her home town
to start a new fresh life for her and her son..
For years Caitlin expressed concerns to her doctors that were continuously brushed off -
The lump in her breast was
“just dense breast tissue”
The pain in her neck was an old neck injury mixed with “degenerative disc disease”
Fast forward:
•February 25th, 2026
Caitlin was diagnosed with Her2+ Breast Cancer
The plan was to have full treatment done at
Duke University Hospital in Durham,NC
Which is 3.5 hours away from her home
& her son. Once every 3 weeks for a year +
•March 25, 2026
The MRI showed a fracture in Caitlin’s spine at
C3 from a lesion weakening her bone
Her care team at Duke requested
she get to the nearest cancer hospital immediately-
Where they have now admitted her & she is waiting for next steps.
This has taken Caitlin away from her son
& work much sooner than expected.
Being a single Mom with no help physically or financially from her sons father -
I’m coming to the community for assistance.
This road is going to be long and it’s been rougher already than we originally had expected.
Every penny helps & if all you can do is whisper a prayer for her & share this - that would mean so much! I will be providing updates as they come!
Thank You ♥️
Update:
Neck Surgery Scheduled Monday March 30th
✨ UPDATE 3/30:
Superwoman has made it out of neck surgery!
She went in at 7am & came out at 4pm!
The surgeons accomplished ALOT!
They removed C3 - put in a cage - fused it to C2 & C4.
They passed it on to pathology to find that it was indeed Metastatic Carcinoma.
Her port has been installed for the next chapter of this journey.
Organizer and beneficiary
Caitlin Marino
Beneficiary




