Momma D's Medical Funds
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Hello Friends and Family,
This is not something that is easy for our family, especially our mother. However, we have come to find ourselves in a very challenging situation.
Over the last year and a half, we have been going from doctor to doctor, in hopes of understanding what is causing our mother (Darlene Gavisk) to be so sick.
After countless doctor visits, biopsy, tests, scans of all sorts and other various medical related procedures.
We have, unfortunately discovered our mother has colorectal cancer. Doctors informed us she has a tumor on her colon, which tested positive for stage three cancer. The golf ball sized tumor, is causing other serious health conditions. Before the doctors started treatment they suggested one more test. A PET scan. This test allows the doctor to see if the cancer has spread to any other areas of her body. After completing the scan the doctors let us know we would receive the results within 24hrs. When the 24hrs (which felt like an eternity) had passed we received the results back from the doctor’s office. Our (Jayme, Jessica, Buddy, Candace, Dad) hearts sank lower than imaginable. The results weren't what we had all been hopeful for. The oncologist (cancer specialist) and other specialists we're working with have been more than amazing and are doing all they can to get her better. The doctors have collaborated and devised an intensive regimen of chemotherapy and radiation to help her fight this cancer and get her back to the way, all of us, including yourself, know her. It’s safe to say we all know her for being fun, happy, appreciative, funny, humble, kind, a huge part of our community (in her church and our hometown) and completely selfless.
With the treatment plan that has been implemented, we have faith in God and the healthcare system that everything will be OK. These treatments have not only left our mother exhausted and ill, but she has also faced massive amounts of weight loss and at point complete appetite loss. That being said, we are focusing all our faith and hopefulness in the treatments and God! The treatment has include weeks of intense chemotherapy, an unmeasurable number of doctor visits and an advanced regimen of high cost medications that is far more intense than first anticipated. As you can probably imagine, this has proven to be a very costly excursion. The medical expenses that have accrued thus far have well exceed anything we thought imaginable and we have only scratched the surface of this emotional/financial journey back to a healthy, happy life for mom.
Having read everything, you probably have already come to realize, we are going to be experiencing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses to get mom back to her healthy, amazing self. It is very hard to ask our family and friends for any kind of help, especially for mom and dad, since they are always "the helpers" and "the givers". But at the same time, these expenses are wearing not only on us but also on our parents and family. No matter how hard it is to say, we need help.
Mom has done so much for us, our dad, her church, her friends, our community and our family. So lets do anything we can to return the favor and turn this tragic event into something positive. Lets show mom how large her support system is and how much we love her and how many of us stand behind her and are there to help her fight through this.
Outside of prayers and positive thoughts anything to help relieve our family's financial burden will be greatly appreciated.
From all of us and our family, thank you in advance for your continuous support and prayers, during this difficult time. We love you all.
This is not something that is easy for our family, especially our mother. However, we have come to find ourselves in a very challenging situation.
Over the last year and a half, we have been going from doctor to doctor, in hopes of understanding what is causing our mother (Darlene Gavisk) to be so sick.
After countless doctor visits, biopsy, tests, scans of all sorts and other various medical related procedures.
We have, unfortunately discovered our mother has colorectal cancer. Doctors informed us she has a tumor on her colon, which tested positive for stage three cancer. The golf ball sized tumor, is causing other serious health conditions. Before the doctors started treatment they suggested one more test. A PET scan. This test allows the doctor to see if the cancer has spread to any other areas of her body. After completing the scan the doctors let us know we would receive the results within 24hrs. When the 24hrs (which felt like an eternity) had passed we received the results back from the doctor’s office. Our (Jayme, Jessica, Buddy, Candace, Dad) hearts sank lower than imaginable. The results weren't what we had all been hopeful for. The oncologist (cancer specialist) and other specialists we're working with have been more than amazing and are doing all they can to get her better. The doctors have collaborated and devised an intensive regimen of chemotherapy and radiation to help her fight this cancer and get her back to the way, all of us, including yourself, know her. It’s safe to say we all know her for being fun, happy, appreciative, funny, humble, kind, a huge part of our community (in her church and our hometown) and completely selfless.
With the treatment plan that has been implemented, we have faith in God and the healthcare system that everything will be OK. These treatments have not only left our mother exhausted and ill, but she has also faced massive amounts of weight loss and at point complete appetite loss. That being said, we are focusing all our faith and hopefulness in the treatments and God! The treatment has include weeks of intense chemotherapy, an unmeasurable number of doctor visits and an advanced regimen of high cost medications that is far more intense than first anticipated. As you can probably imagine, this has proven to be a very costly excursion. The medical expenses that have accrued thus far have well exceed anything we thought imaginable and we have only scratched the surface of this emotional/financial journey back to a healthy, happy life for mom.
Having read everything, you probably have already come to realize, we are going to be experiencing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses to get mom back to her healthy, amazing self. It is very hard to ask our family and friends for any kind of help, especially for mom and dad, since they are always "the helpers" and "the givers". But at the same time, these expenses are wearing not only on us but also on our parents and family. No matter how hard it is to say, we need help.
Mom has done so much for us, our dad, her church, her friends, our community and our family. So lets do anything we can to return the favor and turn this tragic event into something positive. Lets show mom how large her support system is and how much we love her and how many of us stand behind her and are there to help her fight through this.
Outside of prayers and positive thoughts anything to help relieve our family's financial burden will be greatly appreciated.
From all of us and our family, thank you in advance for your continuous support and prayers, during this difficult time. We love you all.
Organizer and beneficiary
Candace Veal Gavisk
Organizer
Swansboro, NC
Darlene Gavisk
Beneficiary
