Here is my dear friend's story. I asked her to write a little bit about what she has been going through so that I could put this together. At first she was apprehensive because of the stigma that follows people when asking for help. I believe that we as a society are here to help others and and I know that Ginger has always been one to lend a helping hand and I think that it's time that she received some of her good karma, so please read her story and if there is any way that you could help out a beautiful soul, then please do.
"I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can't change the way anybody else thinks, or what they chose to do, but I can do my bit" Charles de Lint

Here is her story:

"Many of you may know a little or not at all of my struggle over the past 10 years with fighting cancer. I have kept my fight mostly to myself, but I'm learning it's okay to share my story and also to ask for help when I really need it. It started at 19 when my cancer was first discovered. I had surgery and radiation and was forced to drop out of college. At 24, it had returned and I had another course of radiation. At 27, I was back in college finally. But my cancer came back and spread even further and I had another surgery and the highest dose of radiation possible. Again, I was forced to drop out of school. Now I am 29 and facing this fight all over again. I have had so much radiation at a young age and so it is uncertain the path my doctors and I will take this time. Over the past decade, so much debt has built up while I struggled to pay rent and bills while being so sick. The radiation took its toll on my body in many ways. I've spent over 18 thousand dollars just on fixing my teeth since the radiation ate away at the enamel and my teeth were literally breaking off. That alone took all my savings and I'm still not done paying. I've tried for so long to keep my head above water all by myself and now, 10 years later, I'm sinking. Sinking into wondering how I will pay all the medical bills, monthly bills, and how I will fight to stay healthy. The stress of fighting hard for my health and trying to make ends meet is beginning to swallow me. My hope is that I can beat this and get back on my feet again, and eventually pay the kindness forward to others in need. I see a future for myself with goals and education and a whole life to live! I just have to make it through all this first. Thank you for reading my story. I am grateful for the opportunity to share it."