Debra's Silver Lining ~ Cancer

The heart of our home is facing a storm greater than any other.

   This campaign is for our beloved Debra Seger in her fight against “the silent killer” - stage 4 ovarian cancer.

   Debra is the most beautiful person I've ever met, her beauty shines brightest in her heart; and I have the greatest privilege in the world of calling her my mom. This lady is legendary - oh, perhaps not for making some new break-through discovery, or creating a “top hit” in the entertainment world, or even being part of a group with a cause. No, she is legendary for her love.


   Debra is a wife, a mother to two, and a grandmother to two with one on the way; she is also a sister to four, an aunt to nine, and a great-aunt to twenty-three. Debra’s life's work, her beautiful masterpiece, is in her family. She has devoted her entire heart, her entire life to investing herself in her loved ones. From faithfully praying for each one of her family members daily, to always giving up time with her husband when he is needed for a helping hand, to giving words of encouragement or wisdom, to opening up her home in times of celebration and in times of need, to helping to lead a benefit for a severely injured niece, to giving of her heart, her time and her resources to hurting family members, to making an impact and example in every child who gets to know her, to giving of herself unconditionally to her own children and grandchildren - she is a beautiful light.

     As her daughter, I find that no other person, establishment, group, or cause, has ever created a stronger impact in my life than she has. I have found no other person to be a better example of selfless-giving, selfless-love, and self sacrifice than this woman. I have found no one who shows more compassion for the hurting, tenderness for the young, and support for the downtrodden. Most of all, I have found no greater best friend.

Debra means so much to many, and the world to her daughter. She is the heart of our home; and she is now enduring the greatest storm of her life.

    In April, my mother began to notice slight swelling in her feet which confused her, but preoccupied with life, she ignored it, figuring it was nothing to worry about too much. By the beginning of May, her feet were quite swollen and her abdomen began to swell also along with a decrease in energy. She soon got into the doctor and through a blood test, we discovered she had ovarian cancer which appeared to be entering into stage four. She began treatment in the fight for her life. Through the next few months, she felt up’s and down’s in her progress, staying strong through it all and still being the comforting person she always has been. As her condition grew worse, she began to be able to do less and less of the things she loved to do. Nothing has been harder on her than having less energy for the thing she loves most: her family. She's in pain, but she doesn't cry over that: she cries over not having the energy or mobility to play with her baby grandson, over not getting to have us all go out on a bike-ride together, over being too tired to have her son and his family visit as often, over maybe not getting to meet her next grandchild on the way, over not being here to be a part of our lives. She's fighting for her life, but she's not afraid to die: she's afraid to leave her family behind.

    Debra has one treatment option left, which she deeply desires to receive in attempt to become a survivor of this great monster and be reunited with the life and family she loves so dearly. This final treatment option feels promising in seeing her recover and gives us all a tremendous hope: as long as she is able to receive it. My parents are accumulating more and more medical costs as the fight continues, but this treatment option is not covered under any insurance and payment plans are not accepted - she must pay all up-front for each step of the procedure.  They are prepared to finance a huge portion of the cost, but they can't come up with the full amount required in time in order to save my mother. She has only weeks left before it's her last chance to receive her treatment.

Debra has always been on the side of the one giving. Even as a small handful of her closest family members have began to prepare to help her survive, she is already in tears of gratitude. She is left speechless and not knowing how to accept these life-saving gifts. For the first time in her life, she must reach out in tremendous need. Please help her. Please help us: so we can keep the heart of our home.

Be Debra's silver-lining is this great storm, that we may see the sun shine again. 

As you can see, she is our sunshine; she still smiles bright enough to light up a whole room, even when she can hardly walk or sit for more than a very short while. (in reference to her profile photo)

Our thankfulness, our gratefulness, our endeptment to you for your support is so immense, I cannot find words to describe it. You will be a hero to our family.