On October 24th, 2021 @ 6:28pm God called my mom home to be with Him. While I am both sad and heartbroken, I know that she is no
longer in pain and is in a better place. I am beyond grateful for all the support we've received and I can't thank you enough. I'm asking for a l
ittle more help to cover funeral expenses and other bills left behind that now fall onto my shoulders. Anything helps and I surely appreciate all the love, support, texts, Etc. Please share this with as many people as possible. God bless and thanks again for being there for us!




















Hello

For those who don’t know me, my name is Kip. I am 27 years old and I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA. I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of my mother, Lisa Bradley, who is currently battling stage 4 salivary gland cancer. I typically like to stay private when it comes to my personal life, especially for a topic as emotional as this one, but I feel as though I need to share due to the need of outside support.

Somewhere around early 2021, my mother went in for an annual checkup where the doctor noticed she had a lump forming behind her ear. After several procedures they notified her that they found a tumor forming and that they request she get it removed asap.

After getting the tumor removed, the doctor let my mom know that she would need to do chemo and radiation to get the remaining cancer tissues out that the surgery couldn’t. She went in for the initial mask fitting with the radiologists to start the process but ended up not returning due to some unforeseen circumstances.

Fast forward til about March 2021 when I noticed that my mom’s voice was sounding a little muffled. I asked her if things were okay and she mentioned that she had a sinus infection (we get them often) so I chalked it up to that. About 2 weeks later her voice sounded even worse than before so I asked her if she had seen a doctor and that’s when I found out she hadn’t eaten in about 3 weeks.

Immediately I told her to go to the hospital. That following night, My aunt and her husband came by my mom’s house and saw that she wasn’t looking too well. They took her to their home so that she wouldn’t be alone and that’s where the constant vomiting and nausea started. She had to be rushed to the emergency room where she waited to be admitted into the hospital.

After several tests, scans, and x-ray’s, the doctors let us know that her cancer had in fact metastasized and spread to the lungs and parts of the brain. They allowed her to go home so that she could return as outpatient to start her chemo but before she could do that, she was admitted back into the ER because she couldn’t hold anything down due to the secretions in her mouth from the cancer.

She was taken back to the ER where she spent a month and some change going through several feeding tubes and procedures to get her to be able to keep her food down to be able to start her chemo.

Her oncologist stated that we are dealing with a very aggressive form of cancer that went from nothing to extremely dangerous in a matter of months and even spreading to parts of her chest. He classified it as STAGE 4 based on the progression.

After dealing with two rounds of chemo and finding a feeding solution she could hold, she was finally discharged from the hospital on Friday, June 25th. Because she lives in our hometown of Memphis, TN and I currently reside in California, I had to look into some private care for her because the doctors stated that at no point can she be alone. I had to pay out of pocket because my mom’s insurance doesn’t cover any private care. I would travel back and forth during this whole time when I could to be with her.

After multiple trips back to the ER due to feeding tube issues, she has now been currently readmitted. While at the ER the doctor said she was showing signs of pneumonia which is a scary thing to hear for anyone but especially a cancer patient on chemo.

I am reaching out for financial help. I work in television production and have been paying for the things her insurance won’t cover. After paying for several flights, private care when family isn’t available, and other expenses, I have reached the limits of my already diminished funds. Because my mom has been in the hospital she hasn’t been able to work and her job hasn’t set up any disability for her as of today.

I am not able to maintain both my living expenses and her medical needs, which are growing by the minute. The financial result has left us struggling to continue to afford the type of care she will need going forward until she gets better.

I am so grateful for my friends and family who have done all they can to help support me emotionally, physically, and financially as much as they can. My mom lives alone and both of her parents are deceased and she is not married. I am her only child and I am doing everything I can to make sure she is taken care of and as much as it pains me to admit, I need help. So, here I am, asking for your support, in any way you see fit. I know a lot of people aren’t able to help financially but maybe you could share this with someone who could possibly help. Every share, like, donation goes a long way. No donation is too small!

Posting this was something I was hoping I wouldn’t have to do but I am hopeful that we can get the help she needs to fight this awful cancer. Sharing this page, donating, or even just reaching out to someone you know would help us out tremendously. Thank you for reading this post and with your help I know we can make it.

Best,

Kip