Karen Capillo Hernandez treatment fund

My name is Karen Capillo Hernandez, and I’m 36 years old. I’m from Peru and lived there my whole life until 2010 when I married my husband and moved to Puerto Rico, where he’s from. We had a beautiful, normal life, but in February of 2018 my life changed tremendously. I was having a lot of gastritis pain, always feeling nauseous and throwing up. When I went to the doctor to see what the problem was, he performed many tests. Once the results came back, they told me I had stage four stomach cancer that was aggressive. The doctors couldn’t give me much hope and told me I needed to have surgery right away to remove my entire stomach because all the parts of my stomach were contaminated and receive chemotherapy treatments  right away.
After few months, from May through August  doctors  found that the cancer spread to my ovaries ( metastasis). I then had to get my ovaries removed in September of 2018, and now I won’t be able to have children and be a mom. I got in shock since I already had a miscarriage  back in 2015, but a knew God had a purpose in my life. I have lost 55 pounds and now weigh 87 pounds. Because the cancer has been so aggressive, I need endless chemotherapy  treatments. I’m fighting for my life, and I want to live because life is worth living. Right now, I can’t work, so my husband is the only one providing an income. We have a lot of medical bills from the surgeries and treatments, especially since I need many more treatments. I’ve had a lot of anxiety about how I’m going to get through this, which is why I’m receiving therapy to help me cope with the heartache of all that’s happened to me.
It has been hard for me, but I’ve realized that no one is free from going through tough times. I have faith in God and know He has given my life meaning. Even though life is not easy right now, I’m thankful for the purpose of my life, being able to help and encourage others in the same situation. I know God has blessed me with the opportunity to be there for others that are enduring cancer. It’s important to me that we all fight together to live a good life.

I want to live, but I need help getting back to normal. Puerto Rico isn’t like it was before Hurricane Maria, which has made my husband’s income  not enough . The expenses of doctor’s appointments, treatments and therapy is overwhelming. Since I can’t work, it makes it hard to be able to pay for all our expenses. We don’t have enough, and I need many more treatments. Our medical bills never end because the fight doesn’t end. Besides this, I need the help of my parents that they still live in Peru and  travel expenses are pretty high.

I ask you to please help me pay for the fight. We need your help and your prayers. I can’t and don’t want to do this alone. I will be extremely grateful for whatever amount you can give financially to help me endure this time in my life. God is the only one who can decide when to take my life, but in the meantime, I want to live the best life I can. Please help me fight to live because life is precious and worth living, and I’m thankful for every second of it.

 Amigos en español .
 Hola mi nombre es Karen Capillo, tengo 36 años de edad y soy nacida en Lima Peru donde viví toda mi vida. Me mude en el año 2010 a Puerto Rico porque me case con un hombre maravilloso que es natural de aquí. Nosotros teníamos una vida normal y hermosa hasta que en Febrero del año 2018 nuestras vidas cambiaron extremadamente. Yo empeze a tener gastritis y mucho dolor en el estómago y decidí  ver al médico para descartar culaquier enfermedad. Después de muchos análisis me dieron la mala noticia que padecía de un cancer agresivo de etapa 4 el cual es muy fuerte y que tenían que remover mi estómago lo mas pronto posible ya que el cancer estaba afectando otros organos. Todo ocurrío tan rápido que no sabía lo que vendría después, pero de algo si estoy completamente segura, es que creo en un Dios que lo puede todo y es el dueño de la vida. Desafortunadamente, mi cancer tuvo metastasis y se fue hacia mis ovarios, donde me intervinieron a otra cirujía quitandome los ovarios y quedarme sin la opotunidad de poder ser madre. Ya desafortunadamente había perdido un bebé en embarazo en el año 2015. Actualmente  he perdido 25 kilos y mi cuerpo esta demasiado débil. Es una situación super dolorosa tanto para mí y toda mi familia que reside en Peru ya que soy la única que vive aquí.  Se que lo que estoy pasando no es facíl pero tengo las ganas de seguir viviendo. Desafortunadamente yo no puedo trabajar mas y el único sustento economico es mi esposo el cual no es suficiente. Esta enfermedad nos trajo muchos gastos con los tratamientos, doctores, terapias etc. Ademas, necesito a mis padres a mi lado, ellos vienen y se quedan un tiempo aquí ya que ellos reciben cuidados de salud en Peru. Por favor, pido tu ayuda, tanto en oraciones y económica. Lo que tu corazón sienta sera demasiado. Quiero vivir y pelear esta batalla con tu ayuda. Estaré grandemente agradecida con cualquier cantidad con la que me puedas ayudar. Nadie esta libre de nada, mi vida cambio de la noche a la mañana , pero se que Dios tiene un propósito conmigo y tengo FE que saldre de esto. Dios los bendiga grandemente. Sientase libre de compartir este post. Mil gracias.