Support for ARAMCO Brat Melinda’s Medical Expenses
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Hello Brats & Aramco Tribe, HPA ohana, and friends of Melinda Hagen! My beloved chosen sister and best buddy for over 30 years needs our help.
Melinda recently received a life-changing diagnosis: ovarian cancer. She is awaiting major abdominal surgery to remove multiple tumors including one the size of a watermelon. It’s undetermined at this point whether she will also lose her fertility. This devastating news comes after multiple failed attempts to expand her family through IUI/IVF treatments. Recovery from the surgery is projected at 4-6 months, and we won’t know till post-op what additional cancer treatments may be necessary. While she is recovering, Melinda will be unable to work and her mobility will be limited.
Melinda is an active Aramco Brat DH ’93 and HPA alumni '96, and the daughter of David and the late Som Hagen. She is a pillar in her community and an active volunteer, donating time and resources to anyone - and any creature - in need. She’s the person who will stop traffic to save the stranded dog on the highway, or spend all day trying to capture a runaway sheep! She is a Block Captain in her neighborhood providing a variety of practical assistance like Fire Safety & Disaster Preparedness, coordinating CPR/First Aid classes, as well as organizing the fun stuff like Meet & Greets and potlucks. She cruises around her hood in her golf cart, delivering goodies and making rounds to check on folks - just like the good ole Aramco days! Prior to the pandemic, she had a thriving pet & housesitting service and a consulting business which she cleverly pivoted to a personal shopping business for the residents of her county.
Melinda is a gem! She is a rock, a rational sounding board, a reliable comrade. To me, to her family & friends, to her community. And now she needs our help! Since she became symptomatic in March, she has spent countless days self-advocating for her health - fighting for insurance authorizations, nagging referral coordinators, pushing for appointments with specialists.
When a fellow schoolmate and extraordinary person needs help, we do what we do best - we unite to support one of our own! Please join me in a group prayer chain or healing juju dance - whatever your practice and beliefs are, may we join forces to channel positive vibes towards Melinda. And if you are able to, any donation to help ease Melinda’s financial burden would be greatly appreciated. Small things come together to make big differences.
Edit: some folks have inquired about alternative methods to send funds. Melinda has Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay - use her phone number: [phone redacted], or Facebook Pay if you two are connected on FB. Or click the link for her .
Thank you everyone!
Melinda recently received a life-changing diagnosis: ovarian cancer. She is awaiting major abdominal surgery to remove multiple tumors including one the size of a watermelon. It’s undetermined at this point whether she will also lose her fertility. This devastating news comes after multiple failed attempts to expand her family through IUI/IVF treatments. Recovery from the surgery is projected at 4-6 months, and we won’t know till post-op what additional cancer treatments may be necessary. While she is recovering, Melinda will be unable to work and her mobility will be limited.
Melinda is an active Aramco Brat DH ’93 and HPA alumni '96, and the daughter of David and the late Som Hagen. She is a pillar in her community and an active volunteer, donating time and resources to anyone - and any creature - in need. She’s the person who will stop traffic to save the stranded dog on the highway, or spend all day trying to capture a runaway sheep! She is a Block Captain in her neighborhood providing a variety of practical assistance like Fire Safety & Disaster Preparedness, coordinating CPR/First Aid classes, as well as organizing the fun stuff like Meet & Greets and potlucks. She cruises around her hood in her golf cart, delivering goodies and making rounds to check on folks - just like the good ole Aramco days! Prior to the pandemic, she had a thriving pet & housesitting service and a consulting business which she cleverly pivoted to a personal shopping business for the residents of her county.
Melinda is a gem! She is a rock, a rational sounding board, a reliable comrade. To me, to her family & friends, to her community. And now she needs our help! Since she became symptomatic in March, she has spent countless days self-advocating for her health - fighting for insurance authorizations, nagging referral coordinators, pushing for appointments with specialists.
When a fellow schoolmate and extraordinary person needs help, we do what we do best - we unite to support one of our own! Please join me in a group prayer chain or healing juju dance - whatever your practice and beliefs are, may we join forces to channel positive vibes towards Melinda. And if you are able to, any donation to help ease Melinda’s financial burden would be greatly appreciated. Small things come together to make big differences.
Edit: some folks have inquired about alternative methods to send funds. Melinda has Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay - use her phone number: [phone redacted], or Facebook Pay if you two are connected on FB. Or click the link for her .
Thank you everyone!
Organizer and beneficiary
Jumanah Khader
Organizer
Front Royal, VA
Melinda Hagen
Beneficiary
