Hello everyone. My name is Missy Hook, and I’m a 41-year-old mother and wife in Aiken, SC. Last Halloween, I was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroendocrine Cancer. I was told it was the “good” cancer due to it being so slow-growing, and the doctors gave me a prognosis of about 8 years.

Fast forward to June 2025. I began having unexplained bone pain that began in my rib cage and then eventually spread throughout my whole body. I couldn’t work anymore. I applied for disability but am still waiting on that application. Even if I get approved, my wages are going to be cut drastically. My work graciously allowed me to work remotely from bed, but that is getting harder each day, and my hours are about half of what I worked before, making it difficult to pay my mortgage and bills.

I feel fatigued and drained every day, and now I’m starting to worry about my lights being shut off or not affording my house payment, and then there are the medical bills. So much imaging to try to figure out what is causing my pain. This is all adding more stress to an already stressful situation. People have said, "Please let me know if I can do anything for you." This is probably the only thing you can do for me right now. I want to enjoy what time I have left on this earth with my husband and son, without this crazy stress! Thank you so much for listening and taking the time to hear me out.