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Help after li fraumeni syndrome ravages young family

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My name is Alexander Stone. I want to start out by saying I hate to ask for charity. My family has had it rough. My son Benjamin passed in 2018 of brain cancer. My wife Angela and I took it very hard. Less than 6 months later my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that spread all over her body. After a 5 year battle, the cancer has won. 2 days after her 31st birthday on September 7th 2024, she passed in my arms here at home, where she wanted to be. She was my high-school sweetheart and the love of my life, she was a fighter until the bitter end. She never complained, and got up every day to do her very best for our daughter Allison until her body failed her. She got our little girl off to school, made her dinner, read her stories, and even if she had to sit in the truck while I took Allison on weekend outings, SHE ALWAYS came along right up to the end. We spent 13 beautiful years together. I took her to chemo, did my best to match her cooking, and I tried to work full time thru it all. But in our struggles, ive accrued a massive amount of debt. Left with our daughter, and trying to rebuild our lives, I made this GoFundMe in the hopes to get out of debt and give my woman the funeral she deserves. I paid for the cremation on credit and havent been able to take ANY time off of work to adjust to this loss. I made it to pay for a headstone next to my son she would be proud of. It hurts my pride that I can't afford these things. Being self employed i am not ellidgable for fmla, or ANY other type of assistance... but I know if the shoe were on the other foot I would gladly contribute the way im asking YOU to now. So, I ask for your help with my pride aside. If its only $5.00, or $25.00, I would appreciate the help. Know any funds raised will be used strictly for bills, angelas after life arrangements and my daughter Allison. God bless you all and thank you for your donation if you decide to contribute. We need it.
UPDATE: Angela's mother passed in 2013 at 31. My son in 2018 at 4. Angela in 2024 at 31. What ive found out after angelas death, is that they all suffered from one the worlds rarest and deadliest genetic disorders, li fraumeni syndrome. Natural tumor suppressants are not present in the blood with this disorder, causing a median life expectancy of about 21 years old. Those who have it are always ultimately ravaged by cancer. There are only 1000 multigerational families worldwide that have this. Mine was one of them. It's been a long road, but I've had my daughter tested and shes ok, we can move on to live a vibrant and fruitful life without the fear of terminal illness looming over us anymore. We have some form of closure in that. I linked with Dana farber, and Harvard geneticists to get testing for all of angelas brothers, sisters, and nieces. Most have been tested and praise the lord they are not carriers of the mutation. When this update is being written, the funds have reached 8600. I want to thank all of you for your help in our time of need.
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