Hello I am the niece and the cousin to the two family members in my family dying from cancer. With all the scams going on I am trying to raise money through a raffle and silent auction. Tougher than I thought.
Joe is 38yo Cousin married 16 years and 6 young kids he has been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer twice a year apart. Surgery we thought got it all, Thanksgiving 2018 we got the horrific news that it came back with a vengeance his markers have doubled in 1.5 months. We are looking at weeks to a few months on chemo. No more surgeries to save his life. Has been an accountant for 18 years and still trying to work the best he can as he’s the sole provider for the family. It’s only a matter of time.
Nathan 53yo Uncle married 18 years 2 daughters has had 22 mini strokes since September 2018. We recently had him transferred to the medical center. Since being in the hospital 5 months and moved from suburbs to medical center as of December 31 his birthday. We have also found out that he has a tumor on the outside of heart wall grew into a major artery, brain, drenal glands and spine so cancer with Metz. This type of cancer is a lymphoma that is very silent and found during autopsies. He’s completely confused, feeding tube, very thin and frail looks much older since 5 months in the hospital has not walked since admission. He’s worked for an oil company over 20 years. He’s currently on long term disability his wife has taken Fmla to be with her husband daily since learning of the cancer recently.
The money we raise will be split between both families for funeral expenses, hospital bills, and the kids. My cousins 6 kids are home schooled since being in school. The uncles girls are in college that he was helping with tuition, form and food expenses. Both girls have had to drop college at this time to spend days with dad and looking for work to help my aunt as she’s not getting paid while on fmla. Our family has given to help pay parking, providing meals and doing as much as we can.
I have only been able to raise 1025.00 through raffle in 3 months. I saw this and Im skeptical as I’ve never had to do this and I have been in the medical field 28 years and see many scams. I can only hope that we still have a world of kindness without people thinking I’m asking for help for selfish purposes. I’m a giver not a taker. I’ve helped many in my lifetime and never asked for anything in return. We are a very close family, but can only do so much as we have our own families and bills.
My goal was $40,000 to give each family $20,000. Whatever we raise will be a blessing and much appreciated. Prayers are more powerful than money and we can wish this was a nightmare.
Thank you for reading Shanna
I’ve been drowning in debt for years, but I’m not writing this for me. My name is Mandy Broadbent and recently a good friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, I immediately registered for a nonprofit group to help him get what he needed to get through this. We were successful, however getting funding is another story. My friend endured 9 months of cancer treatments and spinal surgery that left him in a wheelchair. The nonprofit group we have put together is called Calgary Cares Society our mission is to help those effected by cancer with finances to help with the burdens that come with this aggressive disease. The group was trying to raise money for a vehicle to get Tyrel to and from his appointments, because the day after his spinal surgery his wife Rachael was in a car accident, and their insurance was not enough for a new vehicle. Unfortunately on April 20th 2018 his 2nd wedding anniversary Tyrel Stevenson passed away in his young wife’s arms. I’m writing this for Rachael Stevenson. She needs our help with the cost of saying good bye, and although she went the cheapest route she possibly could, the costs still exceeded $8000. Racheal has not been working because she needed to take care of her husband, Tyrel needed help in and out of the wheelchair, as well as the embarrassing part of needing your wife to change your diaper on a daily basis. She was his primary care giver for almost a year, she never left his side. Rachael deserves a helping hand, she is selfless and caring, and already has had to deal with the worst time of their short lives together. Our group had raised over $2000 together before he passed away, which helped them pay for a few bills that were over due. Sadly our nonprofit group is not kicking off as I would have hoped. I’ve been looking into more ways to advertise the group and gain members, with very little success. I plan on putting on an auction to help raise money for Rachael, but that too costs money to put on. I’ve roughly put together some event costs and I would need $5000 to have a successful event take place here in Calgary, Alberta. On one hand $5000 could help the nonprofit group and potentially Rachael, or on the other hand $8000 could help Rachael move towards a brighter future. If we are aloud to put a foot in there as well, we also need to replace a vehicle for Rachael so she can return to work and lead a somewhat normal life while coping with the loss of her husband. As a registered nonprofit organization I could potentially add you and/or your company to our list of donors, depending on the sponsorship type or agreement, we can advertise our partners and sponsors on all platforms of marketing. Calgary Cares Society has a website if you are interested in what we are about www.calgarycaressociety.com We have made a section for Tyrel Stevenson which has a link to chuffed.org while there you can make a donation and receive a receipt for income tax purposes if you wish. I eagerly wait for your support. Thank you! paypal.me/MandyBroadbent