Gayle's Fight for Life

In December 2015 I was diagnosed with a very rare childhood cancer called Ewings Sarcoma. Not understanding where to turn, we (my parents and I) trusted in the conventional medical system of chemotherapy and radiation.

Our doctors constantly told us that this was a very treatable disease and so with that mindset, we felt confident to trust in the physicians and the medical system.

I was willing to endure the constant pain, anxiety, nausea and discomfort these treatments caused and my parents were more than willing to spend the thousands upon thousands of dollars in medical bills and travel expenses. This was because we trusted in the health care system and believed this was the best way to ensure that I live past my 19th birthday.

That, however, all changed at the beginning of December 2016. Having spent the entire year putting faith in what our doctors told us and believing we were doing the right thing, I found out that my cancer had spread throughout my body. To make matters worse, not only had the treatments not worked but I was told I now only had about six months to live, and the medical system was no longer able to do anything for me.


I can not begin to explain the emotions and anxiety that occured when the Dr walked into the room with tears running down her face, and with my parents and sister sitting there in complete devastation, hearing not only the words 'there is nothing we can do' but even worse, 'you have only 6 months to live.'This, however, is not where the story ends, but rather where it begins.


After the initial shock of the news had started to ease up, my parents looked at each other and decided that six months to live was not an option, and if the conventional medical system was giving up on us, then they needed to look elsewhere.

Spending countless hours researching numerous alternative health options, and specialists, we decided to work with an incredible specialist out of Pheonix Arizona, and a plan started to come together.

What was most encouraging about this was that it was not a 'one size fits all' plan like every other treatment, instead we would do every test imaginable to understand everything going on in my body from a molecular level and then create a treatment that was specific to me.

Within 7 days of getting the news that I had 6 months to live, we were on a plane heading to Pheonix, with a renewed sense of hope.

That was now two months ago, and since then I have been put on a very high dose vitamin, nutrient and supplement plan that includes three IV's a week, a completely changed diet and more.

This is now where I am asking for help.

I am so grateful for so much and especially for the fact that my parents were able to have enough savings that they could step away from their business for a full year to focus on my sister and me.


Sadly, however, now that we have gone the alternative medical route, the costs of treatments have dramatically increased because insurance will not help out at all. In December alone, my treatments and travel cost almost $80,000!

Thankfully, as we continue to progress and pinpoint more accurately on the what's working best for me, the costs are coming down, but are still very high. For example, just to be able to get the vitamin C infusions of 100grams, three times a week is over $14,000 a month.

While we are very optimistic that we are heading in the right direction, the reality is we have no idea how long this will take. Knowing this, I can't just sit here and not do everything I can to help any way I can, and so I decided that building this GoFundMe page would be a great start.

For more than a year now, I have been asked how people can help. If you do want to help and are in a financial situation where you can afford to help, I kindly ask you to please do so. Knowing that I will be able to help my parents to continue to help me fight this battle, is a huge blessing to me and know that whatever you can afford to help with, it is so very much appreciated.

I have been overwhelmed with prayers and encouragement from so many people, and please believe me when I say thank you for anything you can give, whether it be a financial donation or just being able to share this page with others.