Cynthia’s Cancer Treatment Fund

Hi y’all! For those that don’t know me, I’m Cynthia. I’m a 39 year old, single mom of 3 (14yo daughter, and 3yo B/G twins). I recently purchased a house, and moved from Seattle to San Antonio. Life was going great until April 13, when I went to an appointment at the chiropractor’s office and learned, after x-rays, that my C6 vertebrae was missing. I hadn’t been in an accident or had any trauma to the head that could have caused it. The following week I went to my PCP, then a spine specialist, and finally on April 21, the ER at University Hospital. Every time I was asked what happened and I would say my C6 vertebrae up and disappeared, I’d get the same “WTF” look, so I’d have to show them the X-ray in order for them to believe me. It was a miracle I was even walking, and not paralyzed from the neck down. Some how, by the grace of God, my spine was compensating. After a long day of labs and imaging in the ER, I was admitted to the hospital. On Sunday, April 23, I had a 10 hour long surgery to stabilize my spine. They removed what was left of my C6 (which had turned to a sponge like substance), damaged pieces of my C5 and C7, as well as the tumor which caused the damage and was pushing on my spinal cord. I spent that next week in the hospital recovering from surgery, and slowly learning the cause of my C6 falling out was cancer. In the last few weeks I have been diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer that has spread to my bones and lymph nodes. I am currently waiting to see the oncologist on the 24th too learn what my treatment options are. This was good and bad timing to find out this news. My contract at Amazon Web Services ended on April 14, and because of all the news I recently learned it’s important that I focus on this cancer fight so I can be here as long as I can for my kids. I’m hoping my health will allow me to return back to work at Amazon later this summer when my contract starts back up. In the mean time medical bills are already coming in and the fight has just begun. Those that know me well, they know I hate asking for help. I prefer to help others and not be a burden. I would rather do it myself than inconvenience anyone or ever ask for money. I've been standing by my fiercely independent single mom persona for many years now and had pride in that I have done it all myself, but now I need your help. I am putting it all on the line and being very vulnerable - I need my communities help with expenses, medical bills are already starting to come in and this is just the start of this fight. All of this will add up quickly and be very overwhelming when you are unsure when you will be well enough to go back to work again. Would you be able to donate towards my medical care, and help me while I fight this cancer? Or can you spread the word within your community about this ask? My diagnosis isn’t great, but I’m not going to let this cancer get me down! I will fight this and stay strong for my kids. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support, prayers, love and donations. With all my heart, Cynthia