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My dear friend, Harmony, is 25 years old and was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. For those who know her, she is an extraordinary person, a hard-worker, and a great friend. Harmony works full-time as an Emergency Department Technician at UNC Lenoir Health Care and has future aspirations of attending nursing school this fall.
Prior to finding out that she had an ovarian mass, Harmony had been experiencing abdominal cramping for a few weeks. She thought that it was nothing serious and continued to work and live normally. She was even working overtime to help her co-workers out during the pandemic. One night at home, she simply bent over and developed a severe cramp that did not improve, causing for her to go to the emergency department because she felt that something just wasn’t right.
A basketball-sized mass was discovered on Harmony’s right ovary via CT scan, causing an immediate transfer to UNC Chapel Hill for evaluation and treatment. A 10-pound mass was surgically removed, as well as her right ovary, at UNC Chapel Hill and was sent off for biopsy at the end of January. We all prayed that her biopsy would come back as only a benign tumor. She also was unexpectedly diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which resulted in more time in the ICU and being sent home on daily Lovenox injections.
On February 4th, Harmony found out that she had Stage I ovarian cancer, with hope that there has been no metastasis. Over the next 3 weeks, she will have a colonoscopy at UNC Chapel Hill to ensure that the cancer did not spread to surrounding organs. The plan as of now is for her to begin chemotherapy, with 6 scheduled cycles, after having her colonoscopy.
Throughout the last few weeks, all that Harmony has said is how much she misses being at work. She has even gotten permission from her doctor to return to work while she waits for her colonoscopy and to begin chemotherapy. While she has never admitted to any fear of chemotherapy, she has made countless remarks for how she just hopes that she can work and begin nursing school while undergoing treatment.
Harmony is strong-willed and is one of the most selfless people that I know. While she has not asked anyone for anything throughout this process, a few friends and I want to help take some of the financial strain off of her so that she can focus on healing and feeling herself again. We know that she loves her job, but we don’t want for finances to be the reason that she so deeply desires to come back. We want for her to be ready and as stress-free as possible.
Please help spread the word! Whether you can donate $5 or $500, any amount will be appreciated and helpful. We want to show love and support for Harmony and her family during such a difficult time so she can focus on beating this! Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! #cancersucks #HealingHarmony
Prior to finding out that she had an ovarian mass, Harmony had been experiencing abdominal cramping for a few weeks. She thought that it was nothing serious and continued to work and live normally. She was even working overtime to help her co-workers out during the pandemic. One night at home, she simply bent over and developed a severe cramp that did not improve, causing for her to go to the emergency department because she felt that something just wasn’t right.
A basketball-sized mass was discovered on Harmony’s right ovary via CT scan, causing an immediate transfer to UNC Chapel Hill for evaluation and treatment. A 10-pound mass was surgically removed, as well as her right ovary, at UNC Chapel Hill and was sent off for biopsy at the end of January. We all prayed that her biopsy would come back as only a benign tumor. She also was unexpectedly diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which resulted in more time in the ICU and being sent home on daily Lovenox injections.
On February 4th, Harmony found out that she had Stage I ovarian cancer, with hope that there has been no metastasis. Over the next 3 weeks, she will have a colonoscopy at UNC Chapel Hill to ensure that the cancer did not spread to surrounding organs. The plan as of now is for her to begin chemotherapy, with 6 scheduled cycles, after having her colonoscopy.
Throughout the last few weeks, all that Harmony has said is how much she misses being at work. She has even gotten permission from her doctor to return to work while she waits for her colonoscopy and to begin chemotherapy. While she has never admitted to any fear of chemotherapy, she has made countless remarks for how she just hopes that she can work and begin nursing school while undergoing treatment.
Harmony is strong-willed and is one of the most selfless people that I know. While she has not asked anyone for anything throughout this process, a few friends and I want to help take some of the financial strain off of her so that she can focus on healing and feeling herself again. We know that she loves her job, but we don’t want for finances to be the reason that she so deeply desires to come back. We want for her to be ready and as stress-free as possible.
Please help spread the word! Whether you can donate $5 or $500, any amount will be appreciated and helpful. We want to show love and support for Harmony and her family during such a difficult time so she can focus on beating this! Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! #cancersucks #HealingHarmony
Organizer and beneficiary
Harmony Kesler
Beneficiary