Give to Dana and Family in their time of need.

Hey there all, my name is Dart. The picture is my mother and the two children that she cares for every day.

My mom's name is Dana. She's only 50 years old and still has a lot of life in her! This is made apparent by her willingness to raise two MORE children later in life. She is a selfless woman who has spent her entire life taking care of other people. From her first three kids to her mother and mother-in-law that she helped tirelessly through end of life. Now, due to family circumstances, she is taking care of her 80-year-old father and two very small children.

At the end of June, my mother was diagnosed with stage three mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer. Since then, she has undergone three rounds of chemo while still carrying on with her daily life and caring for her family.

Then, two weeks ago, she went to the ER for neck pain only to discover that there was cancer in the bone in her neck and that it was broken. She underwent surgery and just went home a few days ago and is trying to heal so we can move forward with treating the lung cancer.

She has not been able to work or pay bills since the initial diagnosis. Disability has been updated with every bit of information needed and they tell her she will have it, but that they are still working on cases from the beginning of May.

My mom lives in Tennessee while I am here in Kentucky. I have done everything I can to provide for both her home and my own, but after the last few months of rides, doctor visits, co-pays, bills, and other life stuff, I have exhausted my extra cash stores and diverting funds to her house is starting to affect my own. I'm happy to do it, but I know it's not without consequences for my own family.

I don't often ask for help but I am today. Recently a closest friend told me to have faith and be humble, so here I am. I just want to give my mom and myself some peace of mind that things will be okay on at least this one front while we wait the next couple of months for her disability to kick in. The doctors keep saying outlook is everything, so I just want to provide enough to let her get there and survive this and give her the support that she has given so many others. She is so strong, and I am not ready to lose my mom.

We are not asking for an incredible amount of money. Four to five thousand will ensure that they have the rent paid, the power on, gas, and food in the house for the next two months. Any more than that will go towards them doing a bit better than surviving in these crucial days of my mother's recovery and maybe get me a day or two off work so I can travel to spend some time with her.

Regardless of what, or even if, you give, just know we literally could not be more thankful for the people we have around us.