Support Beth and Nathan and Family Through Cancer Battle

Today I signed a paper that started hospice services. I would be lying if I didn’t admit I cried. Cancer has taken a lot away from me but I will stand tall and continue to keep hope in The One I’ve always had faith in. Prayers for peace so greatly appreciated.

I have been so moved by the outpouring of love and support as Nathan and I go through this disease together. Many, many friends, old and new asked some basic questions that I would like to answer here.

1. I had to leave work last month because my doctors were concerned about the amount of stress it was putting on my body. It wasn’t something I wanted to do, but something recommended in possibly extending some time I had left with family and friends. There have been questions about me having retired. No, I didn’t retire in September, unless I have some secret benefits I am not aware of I am on FMLA (no pay but I can keep paying to keep insurance) for three months and by the grace of God get long term disability around December and be able to afford the COBRA insurance until the end.

2. People have asked about our major needs. Besides the obvious prayer and emotional support, we are struggling financially with the loss of my paycheck and the costs of Nathan being allowed to go back and forth between here and Saudi Arabia. Long story short, Nathan worked hard to try and find a stateside job but at his age and expertise it just didn’t happen and we have to keep the homestead going here because if he left his job we’d truly be desolate. So in all honesty, that is our number one need.

3. People have asked about a food train. At this moment it wouldn’t be beneficial because I am struggling to eat. The ovarian cancer cells have settled in my abdomen walls so eating food is actually a couple bites every couple of hours trying to keep nutritional values high.

I am humbled and so thankful for my community , family and friends across the globe who have kept up with my journey. Up until now all my side effects and sickness were from the toxicity of the chemo and immunotherapy treatments…..all that to say I’m going to try and work with allowing my body to not be poisoned every three weeks and just trying new clinical trials they come out with. It was a tough decision but treatment number three was so detrimental to my health it made me pass out while driving and totaled my car back in June. I will continue to keep people updated through my Facebook because it’s how I’ve done it since my diagnosis.

Please continue to pray for us and me being honest, any financial help to get us through this time so Nathan and I can spend as much of it together would be so greatly appreciated. His work is allowing him to work virtually 80% of the time but we will have to pay for the tickets to get him here and then back for important meetings and activities that must be done face to face with his customers. I hope this helped answer the questions, I sure do appreciate the open and honest method in which people show their support love to me and my family.

~Beth