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Support Alissa as she beats cancer!

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As many of you know, Alissa was diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer in late January. She has faced this challenge bravely and with a positive attitude. As she has shared with her close friends and family, it has been difficult for her to accept help from others, but she has pushed herself to do so. Cancer is a physical, mental, emotional and financial burden, and one she knows she cannot win alone. 

As someone who knows Alissa well, I have encouraged her through this journey to seek support where she needs it and have been brought to tears by the vulnerability and openness she has shown and the ways she has accepted support, from letting friends grocery shop for her to allowing her mom to wash her laundry to accepting cards and gifts from friends as well as people she has never met. I have seen how much these things have boosted her spirit and humbled her beyond words. 

I am now reaching out with one additional way to support Alissa: through a financial donation. While Alissa is lucky to have health insurance that covers her chemo treatments and upcoming surgery and radiation, she has still incurred a number of unexpected expenses. She has insurance deductibles, insurance co-pays at each visit, prescription medication, over the counter medications, personal expenses and more. 

I am asking for your support to help ease this burden. Please only contribute if you are comfortable and able to. Alissa recognizes that people have already given to her in many ways, and does not want anyone to feel any pressure to contribute. Some light arm-twisting was involved in allowing me to set up this fund, but I know removing some of the financial burden she is experiencing will contribute to helping her through this journey. I also know Alissa, and know that she will pay forward all that she has received. She regularly talks about what she will donate, how she will volunteer, and how she can help others once she is through this. You can feel confident your donation will be paid forward in many ways over the years to come. Please join me in supporting Alissa as she beats cancer!

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    Organizer and beneficiary

    Hilary Sullivan
    Organizer
    Boston, MA
    Alissa Annis
    Beneficiary

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