Lesley DeMaio Duffy's Family Fund
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On Monday October 12th, after a number of weeks of not feeling or acting like her normal effervescent self, our 38 years-young, non-smoking friend Lesley was admitted to the hospital. After a week long battery of tests, everyone's worst fears were realized when the diagnosis came back as an aggressive form of lung cancer, which had spread to various parts of her body including her brain. Further complicating matters, Lesley was then 30 weeks pregnant with their second child.
On October 21st, Lesley had brain surgery to remove the two largest tumors in her left temporal lobe that have been causing her to struggle to find her words. With the first of her surgeries behind her, her team of oncology and obstetrics doctors have now turned their focus towards determining the best plan for chemotherapy and radiation treatment while balancing the health and well-being of their growing baby, who thankfully does not appear to be negatively impacted by any of the tumult going on within Lesley's body.
This fund is intended to help offset what will turn out to be a very costly battle against Lesley's cancer. In a world where insurance coverage exceptions and high deductibles can bankrupt families, we want to help cover the cost of whatever we can, from childcare to trips to the hospital, that will allow Lesley and Chris to focus 100% of their energy on getting her better. Whether you know Lesley from Rhode Island, Chicago, London, Babson, soccer teams, work, or the number of countless other ways she's touched our lives, you know that Lesley always goes out of her way to put a smile on your face. We've created this fund so that Lesley and her family can focus on her health to ensure we, along with her children, will be seeing that smile for decades to come.
Since being admitted on the 12th, Lesley has remained in the hospital surrounded by her loving and supportive husband Chris, her parents and siblings, and a number of other family and close friends have been visiting from far and wide. Lesley and Chris' 2-year old son Lachlan gets to Skype with mom before bed and is blissfully unaware of what's going on, relishing the extra love and attention from having so many friends and family around.
[This fund is being overseen by Irene and Rob, two friends of Lesley from her college days at Babson and beyond]
On October 21st, Lesley had brain surgery to remove the two largest tumors in her left temporal lobe that have been causing her to struggle to find her words. With the first of her surgeries behind her, her team of oncology and obstetrics doctors have now turned their focus towards determining the best plan for chemotherapy and radiation treatment while balancing the health and well-being of their growing baby, who thankfully does not appear to be negatively impacted by any of the tumult going on within Lesley's body.
This fund is intended to help offset what will turn out to be a very costly battle against Lesley's cancer. In a world where insurance coverage exceptions and high deductibles can bankrupt families, we want to help cover the cost of whatever we can, from childcare to trips to the hospital, that will allow Lesley and Chris to focus 100% of their energy on getting her better. Whether you know Lesley from Rhode Island, Chicago, London, Babson, soccer teams, work, or the number of countless other ways she's touched our lives, you know that Lesley always goes out of her way to put a smile on your face. We've created this fund so that Lesley and her family can focus on her health to ensure we, along with her children, will be seeing that smile for decades to come.
Since being admitted on the 12th, Lesley has remained in the hospital surrounded by her loving and supportive husband Chris, her parents and siblings, and a number of other family and close friends have been visiting from far and wide. Lesley and Chris' 2-year old son Lachlan gets to Skype with mom before bed and is blissfully unaware of what's going on, relishing the extra love and attention from having so many friends and family around.
[This fund is being overseen by Irene and Rob, two friends of Lesley from her college days at Babson and beyond]
Organizer and beneficiary
Rob Goodman
Organizer
Chicago, IL
Chris Duffy
Beneficiary
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