Support Jocelyn's Fight Against Cancer

Hello!

My name is Jocelyn and on December 13, 2023, I was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkins Lymphoma. The chemotherapy treatment will go on for 4 months and one month rest. During this time, I will be enduring the side effects of this treatment, such as mouth sores, fatigue, nausea, headaches, and unfortunately losing my hair. It was difficult to process mentally but eventually, I’ve come to accept that in this journey I will lose a lot of what makes me who I am.

I am fortunate that chemotherapy began almost immediately for me since my diagnosis, however, it doesn’t come without a cost. The side effects I am experiencing have taken a toll on my mental and physical health, and the remedies made available to help me are difficult to afford on my own.

MEDICATION

Although chemotherapy has been doing its work in fighting the cancer, it has also caused a lot of pain and discomfort in my body. I experience nausea and fatigue on a near-daily basis. In addition, I am much more vulnerable to infections due to a drastic drop in my white blood cell count. As a result, I can’t risk being exposed to any form of illness (even the slightest bit) or else it would delay my treatment by weeks, reducing the effectiveness of the treatment.

The doctor has prescribed me pills to help with nausea and an injection to boost my neutrophils, my immune system’s first line of defense. Unfortunately, it would cost thousands of dollars to afford this medication which is crucial to preserve the strength I need to keep going in this fight.

WIG

My hair has begun to fall out in clumps, which has been difficult for me to see on my pillow when I wake up every morning. As a result, I have started looking into wigs as an option to have hair again. prevent stares and feeling uncomfortable in public spaces. This wig will help me on my journey during the chemotherapy sessions and after the treatment as my hair takes time to grow back. Shopping for wigs did not excite me at first, because I thought it wouldn’t make much of a difference to how I felt about losing my hair; it still hurt. Additionally, a decent wig is much more expensive than I expected and I don’t have the means to afford it.

During the wig fitting appointment, I found one wig that reminded me of exactly who I was, before my life took a turn upon receiving my cancer diagnosis. As I tried it on, I felt this sudden burst of genuine excitement and happiness that I hadn’t felt in a long time. My journey so far has been filled with pain and anxiety, and seeing this wig on my head was one of the few things that made me truly feel joy. This wig means much more to me than just a replacement for my natural hair.

The wig I chose is a human hair wig that will last me throughout the time of getting treatment and after as my hair grows back. The maintenance will be less and looks more natural in comparison to synthetic wigs. The wig brings back a sense of self, reminding me who I was before cancer and making me feel confident in myself.

The world felt okay again when I put on the wig and I want to continue feeling this way. I would be so grateful if I could buy this wig as it brings me so much joy and positivity during this time of loss.

CONCLUSION

If you would like to support me during this time, please feel free to do so in this way. This will help me as I continue on this journey to beat this cancer. Any contribution is greatly appreciated. If you would like to share my GoFundMe with your social networks it would mean a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to read this.