Support for Stacy

My sister Stacy has been battling a rare form of Neuroendocrine Cancer that originated in her right upper lung and has since spread. This type of tumor kicks off an excess of hormones that has caused debilitating symptoms that have caused her to miss a lot of work. After months and months of testing at the U of M, Mayo Clinic and most recently the University of Iowa where she had the tumor removed a few months ago, unfortunately the symptoms have returned, which led us to the realization that the cancer is not gone and it had unfortunately spread. This is only the beginning of her journey and I have started a Caring Bridge site to keep everyone updated on her progress, testing and treatments. Several of you have asked us how you can help, and as much as I want to say that prayers, love and support is enough, it just isn't. Stacy recently lost her job which included her full-time benefits because she hasn't been able to work for the better part of 2 years, leaving her with the only option to continue this fight, which is Cobra through her previous employer. As you can imagine, her medical bills have been piling up and the long trips to the University of Iowa for further testing and treatments have been taking a toll. There is no cure for this diagnosis unfortunately, only symptom management and suppression of the tumor with specialized medications, which is also very expensive. If you are looking to help, she needs a lot of prayers, positive thoughts, texts, calls, cards, visits, and if you would like to help with her medical bills, I have started this Go Fund Me Page as another option. Honestly, it took some time to convince Stacy that it is OK to accept help from others in a time of need, so I apologize that it took a bit to get this going. As much as she has given of herself to help others over the years, I am not surprised people want to pay it forward, and we cannot thank you enough for that and for everything you have so graciously helped with already. We are so blessed to have all of you in our lives! Love, Kelly