Whitney's Cancer Fund

Hi.  My name is Bree, I'm from Maryland and am trying to raise money for my little sister Whitney, who was recently diagnosed with stage 3B rectal cancer.  

Whitney is only 30 years old.  She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, hypothyroidism and an associated auto immune disorder at the age of 24.  Every day management of these pre-existing conditions has already proven to be a struggle for her:  she is prone to randomly having seizures and has come dangerously close to falling into a coma twice within the last several years.
NOW.... she has cancer to top it all off.

Over the course of the past year, Whitney had repeatedly expressed concern to her doctor regarding bouts of abnormal bleeding and chronic pain.  However, nothing ever came of any of it.  Needless to say, there was an impromtu ER visit about a month back, and the rest is history.  We weren't able to catch the cancer in its early stages, so she is now fighting it in a highly progressed state due to the fact that it has grown and spread; making this even more time sensitive and harder to treat.

Even amidst all this chaos, Whitney has still managed to show up for every work shift possible with a smile on her face.  While simultaneously balancing a multitude of surgeries, other medical procedures and all scheduled doctor appointments; she will soon be adding chemotherapy and radiation treatments into the mix, which is yet another stress factor.
No one should have to work while dealing with this sort of thing.

We've been informed that it is rare that someone Whitney's age would have this form of cancer.  As such, there are a lot of questions surrounding her diagnosis, and a lot of interest has been sparked amongst doctors in the medical research field nationwide.  

Unfortunately, however, our family does not have enough money, even with insurance and after wiping out what little savings we do have in our accounts, to even come close to affording her treatment.
We usually wouldn't ask for help from anyone, but this situation has all of us in an incredible bind, and we are honestly desperate for any help that we can get to help her get through this mess.  

Whitney is so young.
This should be the prime of her life, but she didn't get to fully experience her 20's and now her 30's are looking to be even more taxing. It kills us to see even more getting added to her plate without being able to make it all better, when all we want is for her life to get back to some state of normalcy.

 We all love her so deeply, and don't know what else to do to help her.  She needs to start treatment immediately; so, please, if you or anyone that you know has any way of helping to donate to her cause, we want you to know that you would not only be helping to save Whitney's life, but you could also be helping to save the lives of countless others.  Any donations received will go toward Whitney's treatment plan which will, in turn,  provide the medical industry with the means necessary to further study early onset rectal cancer.

Please consider donating today, or at least spreading the word.

Repeatedly saying thank you forever couldn't possibly express the depth of gratitude that we would all have in our hearts.