Support Alexia's Fight Against Leukemia

I've started this Gofundme for my sister-in-law Alexia, my brother Troy, and my nephew, Jackson. If you can help this sweet family in any way, I know they will be so appreciative and grateful.

Alexia was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in January of 2019. CML is a slow progressing and uncommon type of blood-cell cancer that begins in the bone marrow. It's caused by a chromosome mutation that occurs spontaneously. Since 2019, Lexi has received many different treatments through Mayo Clinic in order to keep CML in check and at bay and in hopes for full remission. This summer however, doctors found a T one mutation which meant the only way to get to full remission was a bone marrow transplant.

After months of preparation and waiting for a matched donor, Alexia received her bone marrow transplant at Mayo on January 22! This will ultimately be the cure for her CML and she will be free of cancer once and for all. Exciting news, but also very scary.

Alexia will need to stay in Rochester post-transplant for 100 days and be in close proximity to Mayo for appointments but also to stay healthy. Staying healthy is crucial because her immune system is significantly weakened during the recovery process, making her highly susceptible to infections.

This sweet family needs help supplementing Troy's lost income as he will be Lexia’s caretaker when her mom cannot. He does not have enough accumulated time with his new job, and there will be a lot of trips back and forth to Mayo. Unpaid days, gas, food, etc. will add up very quickly.

Our hope is to raise funds so that they can stay afloat and focus on Alexia’s recovery and not add to the already stressful and exhausting days ahead. I know that Troy, Alexia and Jackson already feel so supported by friends and family and will be grateful for any amount that is raised here.

Thank you for considering, and for your prayers and well wishes!