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Charlene's medical expenses

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Hello my name is Char. A little about my journey with breast cancer. In the fall of 2005 I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. I had a left breast mastectomy and 14 limp nodes removed. I then went through 6 months of Chemo & Radiation, followed by 3 years of hormone therapy.  After the 3 years Dr's declared me cancer free. My yearly checkups were clean and no caner returning. During this time from Chemo &  Radiation my arthritis kicked in big time, and I had a left knee replacement and complete left shoulder replacement. In May of 2014 I started having rib and chest pain. The Dr's found some other medical issues and we took care of them. The pain continued to get worse and in September they ran a full battery of tests and blood work. Results were that my breast cancer had returned and it was stage 4. It had spread through all of my internal organs and bones. I have gone through 6 months of Chemo. the cancer has stopped growing but it also hasn't receded any more for now. I am now on Hormone therapy again. After all of my medical issues pertaining to breast cancer we got a loan to pay medical expenses not covered. After 7 years we just finally paid them off last November. Now with my breast cancer returning and the prognosis not looking good, I would really like to not have to  put my family through spending the next few years paying off medical and other expenses from this dreaded disease. I would appreciate  and thankful for any help that you can offer. I have a positive attitude about not letting this get me down, and want to fight this as best I can without having to worrying about expenses again. Thanks for you love and support and  visiting my site, Char

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Ray Gerstner
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Fort Atkinson, WI

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