<div>Katie got dealt a bad hand. No way around it. Back in June, she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. This week, she starts treatment.
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<div>For Katie, the last two months have been an emotional roller coaster—fear of not knowing the outcome, worrying about how she will financially get through this. Although we spend a lot of time together, Katie lives alone with her cat Gus. Many of the bills she acquires are solely her responsibility. I've helped as much as I can, but with the cost of rent, electricity, gas, daily/monthly bills and now the medical bills, it’s hard to keep our heads above water. As many of you know Katie is a tattooer, which means no employer benefits and a lot of paying out of pocket. Health insurance is outrageous and deductibles are high. Vacation pay and time paid off are nonexistent.
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<div>We'll get through this! Of course we will. Katie is a tough, determined person. But "this" is about four months of chemotherapy, then surgery, then radiation treatment. Multiple $1,000-plus medical bills have already come in and we've barely started. It is very expensive to be sick in this country!
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<div>The $10,000 goal is, unfortunately, reasonable. Could well be too small. *UPDATE: we've raised the goal to $30,000. THANK YOU to everyone who donated so much so quickly.*
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<div>We'd like to be past this whole ordeal come Christmas time with as little medical debt as possible. Any little thing helps!
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<div>Thank you,
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<div>Bill
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