Support DeAnn through her cancer journey

DeAnn and her husband, Brent, before her Breast Cancer diagnosis. 

HER STORY

DeAnn was diagnosed with Stage 2 IDC breast cancer in her right breast on October 12, 2017.  She had a double mastectomy with expanders on December 1, 2017.  She started chemo on January 30, 2018.  She had nine more surgeries within 13 months.

She's got THIS!

Chemo Treatment

On October 12, 2018, her only child, Jessica, died suddenly of respiratory infection due to complications of Cerebral Palsy.  It was the one year anniversary of her breast cancer diagnosis.

Jessica (with Cerebral Palsy) the day she passed.

Jessica's funeral

In August of 2019, Dee broke her left foot. It didn't heal. Around the same time, she started having isolated pain in her ribs on the left side. After many tests, she was diagnosed with Stage IV terminal cancer due to bone metastasis on October 24; exactly two years and one week after her original diagnosis and one year and one week after her daughter's death.

After the discovery of her bone cancer, she immediately had three extreme radiation treatments. Basically, 30 days of radiation were compacted into three days. The side effects were brutal. She began having blackouts. They caused a black eye, fractured cheekbone, and lacerations to her face. The last blackout resulted in a broken rib and fractured sternum.

Beginning January 7, 2020, she has a brain MRI, is meeting with an orthopedic surgeon, has a liver biopsy (they are pretty sure cancer has metastasized to her liver), and they begin meeting with a Palliative Care Team.

How You Can Help!
Dee needs help paying her medical bills and the expected expenses with upcoming medical bills for doctor visits, continued tests, and medications.
Anticipated expenses: $9,000

Bucket List ~ 2 things left!
She also has a bucket list before she passes which includes:
- an Alaskan Cruise with her husband, Brent
- Tattooed eyebrows (microblading) - so she doesn't need to color them on every day.
Anticipated expenses: $6,000

Funeral Expenses
Dee's family could also use help paying her funeral expenses.
Anticipated expenses: $5,000

Your financial help is much appreciated and urgently needed! Please consider donating to this wonderful person and her spouse. She doesn't have much time left. She would like to pass knowing she won't be a burden financially on her husband. 

Dee's favorite photo of her grandson, Cameron, with her.

Dee snuggling with Cameron.

Dee's granddaughter, Evelyn. She turned one on January 4th.

Her other granddaughter, Eleanor. She will be three in May.

Dee's Family ~ Chuck (dad), Carole (mom), DeAnn, and Steven (brother).

She said it was a onesie kind of Christmas.

One of Dee's best friends, Samantha, who passed away last year at age 39.

When she is sighting in her crossbow and a deer gets curious.  

Bucket List item crossed off! Badger game at Camp Randall.  She had to do Jump Around in a wheelchair with help from a paramedic.  She said it was amazing!

Standing up for Jump Around! 



Catch up with DeAnn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfaust66