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Tammy’s medical and monthly bills.

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Hi, my name is Krista and my mom is currently going through a stem cell transplant. She has multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

It all started about a year ago when she had extreme back pain… she thought she had a kidney stone, but it turned out to be much worse. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which is cancer of plasma cells. Since then she has gone through radiation and chemotherapy. Her back was collapsing, to the point where she was almost paralyzed. She went through major back surgery and now has metal rods holding her back in place. She has missed many months of work (which if you know my mom, it has been driving her insane— she’s a workaholic!) With that being said, she has been dipping into all her life savings and funds are dwindling.

My mom lives with my grandmother and brother and handles all the bills. She’s been worrying about the bills so much during this time, because once again she is missing so much work… when right now she needs to worry the most about her health and beating cancer. She won’t be able to return to work for the next couple months and this holiday season will be spent in NYC as she receives treatment. We have been running back and forth to the city, which is extremely expensive. Just recently we had to stay in a hotel and pay for tolls and parking (which is not cheap). The bills keep racking up as well, as this is not by any means a cheap process.

My mom has always done everything for anyone who needed help, and right now she needs it. I know she would never personally ask for the help; hence why I decided to set up this fundraiser. Growing up, my mom was a single mother who did EVERYTHING for her children… and still continues to. Every Christmas she always made sure we got what we wanted; so this Christmas I want to make sure she’s taken care of.

If you can’t donate, please share. She could use all the help she can get right now. My mom deserves the world and I only wish I could give it to her. I just hope she beats this and continues to shine her light to this world.
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Donations 

  • Lauren Faurl
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Kristina White
    • $40
    • 1 yr
  • Shirley Zingone
    • $100
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Donna Bollinger
    • $30
    • 1 yr
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Organizer and beneficiary

Krista Postma
Organizer
Bethlehem, PA
Tammy Risteter
Beneficiary

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