I am currently a patient at the Taussig Cancer with Cleveland Clinic. I have been through 3 rounds of three days each chemo and the fourth beginning on September 17th. I have stage 4 lung, liver and bone cancer. I am quite fortunate because the chemo has not made me sick. Like most people it is more difficult to survive these days for me. I do not have it well enough financially to afford the $62,000. bill and there’s more to come. My life up until this point has been interesting to say the least, but this is all new and this is scary. I really don’t like being in this position but things happen in life that just take you by surprise. Not a really good surprise. I’ll be honest, I’m in recovery, 11 plus years. I really never knew how much I wanted to continue living a sober life until the cancer. The people I value in my life are so scared since I became ill. I really am trying to be positive and adapt the attitude that I will beat this. My family is not a rich one or I know they would help and the circles I hang around with is pretty average and unable to help or I know they would. I am the type of person who is trying desperately to pay my financial obligations off but am overwhelmed at the size of debt from all of my health issues which in itself is not that great. I have survived two complete shoulder replacements, open heart surgery and 4 screws in my back including a page and a half of just STUFF that is wrong with me. The good part is that you really can’t tell that I’m sick which is to my advantage…. I don’t appear needy. I don’t want to appear ill, others do treat you differently. I guess lastly I want to let anyone who has gone this far to know that I am a christian woman and have become a very spiritual person, being sober. I would NEVER try to lie to or take advantage of anyone. I believe that if there is truly someone that can help me, they will. I believe that “nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. I all I can say is that I pray for your help. You have no idea how grateful of a person that I am. I appolgize but am truly out of words, so God Bless you and keep you, whatever brought you to my page. I’m going to fill space…. if anyone cares to check on me My Birthday is 12/12/1952, my address is on here, don’t let the fact that I live in Lakewood make you think that I’m rich, I rent and live on SSD….. I get $ 941. per month, help w/ util. but nothing further than that. I get such a small amount because instead of working and saving from SS in the end, I raised my and my husbands children. Look, I am not looking for a handout. I am just hopeful that someone might see that they are in a position t help another human being. Not only to help but to pay it forward. I believe that those of us that are fortunate in any way should help others. Ofcourse if I should become well off at some point in time I will find a way to pay that forward. Being an AA member has ta be the best thing that has happened to because it has not only taught me to share, but how to be a good member of the human race. I don’t know who is going to read this, I don’t know your circumstances and I don’t know you. I just pray that someone who can help me reads this.
