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On November 30, 2018, I was forever changed. I never imagined that an Oncologist would walk into my hospital room to definitively tell me, a 45-year old, that I had cancer. I relive that moment every day and still can't believe that word, cancer.
I wasn't even scared until the chaos began. Surgery after surgery after surgery. Then chemotherapy started, changed, became more difficult, and still feels impossible to handle. When my Oncologist added another implantable device, he also advised me I would have to be hospitalized for up to two weeks each month. I was speechless. So, yes, I am scared.
How will I get through this? I've always taken care of myself. By myself. What will I do now? Will my innate power of positive thinking work? Of course it will, but I need more. I need a support team. I need help in ways I never imagined.
I need your help.
I AM MELISSA MACKIEWICZ.
I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ALONE,
I AM SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN I NEED HELP, AND
I AM BRAVE ENOUGH TO ASK FOR IT.
Please help me as I fight for my Cure.
I wasn't even scared until the chaos began. Surgery after surgery after surgery. Then chemotherapy started, changed, became more difficult, and still feels impossible to handle. When my Oncologist added another implantable device, he also advised me I would have to be hospitalized for up to two weeks each month. I was speechless. So, yes, I am scared.
How will I get through this? I've always taken care of myself. By myself. What will I do now? Will my innate power of positive thinking work? Of course it will, but I need more. I need a support team. I need help in ways I never imagined.
I need your help.
I AM MELISSA MACKIEWICZ.
I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ALONE,
I AM SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN I NEED HELP, AND
I AM BRAVE ENOUGH TO ASK FOR IT.
Please help me as I fight for my Cure.
Organizer
Melissa Mackiewicz
Organizer
Miami, FL