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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
Three years ago, I packed my bags and left my hometown with my two young kids to make a better life for us. I moved to Canada to further my education. This could not have been done without the selfless sacrifices of my mother. We looked forward to having their “Grammy,” my mama, eventually move here with us. Finally, after three very long years of not being able to see her in person, she was able to move to be with us. We were a family once again. It made my heart so happy to be able to create memories with my babies and my mother.
However, shortly after that, my mom had a medical emergency and was rushed to the emergency room, resulting in numerous tests and eventually a referral to a gynecologist. Again, after testing, including a pap smear, ultrasound, CT scan, and finally an MRI, a mass was discovered in her bladder that required further testing. She was once again referred, this time to a urologist with the possibility of cancer. With each test, scan, and analysis came rising costs. With her having no Medicare, health insurance, or job, we were stuck.
We were then recommended to see a urologist abroad, which of course still came with costs steadily increasing. With the help of several family members and friends, my mom was finally able to attend to her medical needs in hopes of getting some answers to her consistent complications. She once again had an ultrasound and CT scan that proved the mass to be a sizeable tumour in her bladder. A biopsy was performed to further determine a confirmed diagnosis. Still hopeful, the results proved to be our worst fear... cancer of the bladder. We were told that this is not a common form of cancer, but it is treatable.
Now knowing the cause of months of pain, agony, bills, and the unknown, reality has set in. Chemo treatment has been recommended in hopes of shrinking the tumour to a size manageable enough to be removed without any chance of damage to the bladder.
If you know her, you know that she is one of the sweetest and most selfless people on earth, always putting others before herself. Now she needs others to do for her! In order to win this fight and get through this battle, we need your help! Your contributions would go towards existing bills, treatment, medical, travelling and living expenses. Any help would be so very much appreciated. Please keep our family in your prayers as we embark on this journey.
Satan CAN NOT and WILL NOT win! My boys want their Grammy back, and I need my mom!
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