Only two years after losing a beloved daughter/sister to cancer, the Kilfoyle family is having to deal with another crushing blow. Nancy was diagnosed with stage VI sarcoma. With the many challenges that lay ahead, we are trying to alleviate some of the financial stresses Nancy will encounter with her seemingly endless appointments and treatments so she can focus on herself. She is a prime example of "when bad things happen to good people", so please help her if you can! Any little bit helps and every dollar adds up. (Obviously we are not expecting a million dollars, but I had to put in an amount, so why not?)
Here is Nancy's story in her own words:
In 2015 I found a lump in my left tricep. I had an ultrasound and they found that it was a tumor with a blood source. In September 2015, I had surgery to have the tumor removed. At first I was told the tumor was benign, but after some slicing and dicing and three pathologists later, it turned out to be cancer, a soft tissue sarcoma, which is a rare form of cancer.
Surgery was followed by a chest CT and radiation on the arm for 5 days a week for 6 weeks. At the end of radiation I had a gnarly scar but I was sure I was done with this nonsense.
But wait, there's more. That initial CT found a small lung nodule, which was too small to be biopsied so it was going to be watched.
In May there was another CT.... initial nodule hadn't grown but a new one popped up.... now instead of watching one, we were watching two,
Then in late October another CT showed all the nodules had grown and there were new ones.
A whirlwind of tests began starting with a PET scan and ending with a lung biopsy.
On 12/9/2016 I was told that I have stage IV sarcoma. BALLS!!!!!
You can follow Nancy's story on her Caring Bridge account at the link below. Thank you for your love and support!!!