For my Mom

Hi, my name is Alicia Bunnell and I am raising funds for my mom to help offset some of the costs that her and her husband are incurring in order to get her life saving treatment. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, 2021. We thought that after chemo and surgery we had gotten past the worst part. That is quickly proving to be untrue thanks to the wonderful insurance companies that we get to deal with in the US. My mom has to receive a specific type of radiation called proton therapy. This is due to the structure of the bones in her chest (yes her literal skeleton) being structured in such a way that ordinary radiation would damage her heart and lungs. The insurance has denied this multiple times even with the doctors fighting them. The insurance company says that this is not medically necessary! Now we are to the point where my mom has to file the appeal on her own as the doctors have exhausted their options. My mom has to start this treatment in 2 weeks (12 weeks after surgery) and will have to pay $112,000 out of pocket in order for them to start. She will then have to pay the balance out of pocket within 6 months for a grand total of around $150,000. Even if we could offset a small portion of the expense, it would help tremendously. I know times are tough so even if you can’t donate, if you could share this, I would appreciate it so much!