Help Claire to beat Stage 4 Lung Cancer

Hi All!

My name is Mary Kate and about a month ago my mother, Claire, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Lung Cancer. She has about 13 + lesions on her brain. She has the primary lung cancer mass and also has a mass on her psoas muscle that we were told was not cancer on a biopsy but plan to retest as it has grown.

In early April my mom started having excruciating pain in her lower back area. The pain was so bad she went to the ER. Unfortunately, she was not taken seriously and after many ER visits later we got nowhere. Finally, in late May the psoas mass was discovered and a biopsy was taken with a negative cancer diagnosis. We thought we were out of the woods, but that all changed in mid-June. The excruciating pain moved to her upper back and I noticed her speech slightly slurred. We went to the ER and this time more scans/MRIs were run. This is when we learned of the 13+ brain lesions and a mass on her lung, which was confirmed as NCSCLC.

This was all shocking to say the least and unfortunately, health issues are nothing new to my mom. At 34 years young she was in a serious car accident and 6 months later was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Since then, she's been diagnosed with endometriosis followed by a full hysterectomy, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and many other issues in between such as stress fractures and major dental problems. I have primarily cared for my mom physically & financially since I graduated college and also had her living with me for 5 years. Since my mom has been sick most of my life, I have gone with her to many doctor's appointments and seen her get nowhere over the years.

It wasn't until we went to a fantastic functional medical group at the end of 2021 that I finally saw my mom's health take a turn for the better. I spent thousands on out-of-pocket expenses to go to this facility and do the proper testing and supplement protocols because I saw it working and I have seen the power of functional/integrated practices myself. My mom was doing better than ever! She was off all RA medications, not even taking Advil for pain! Thankfully she felt great and attended my wedding (photo above) without any of the previous issues I witnessed most of my life. However, in July 2022, she moved to an old basement apartment with an active water leak that the landlord claimed could not be fixed and had many other unstable health conditions, especially for someone like her. Each time we went back for testing at the functional facility they detected mold in her system only worsening each time. They advised they really can't help if she does not move due to re-exposure. At this point, they said her living condition was regressing all the hard work (and money) of the last 9 months. She wasn't able to move somewhere new until March of this year and it was only a month later the pain started and now, here we are.

My mom has been through so much in her life (more than I can say here), but she is a fighter! I've seen her healthy and I believe ultimately anything is possible with God and the precious blood of Jesus. I do not believe this is the end, but that a powerful testimony will spring forth from this. I know with the combination of allopathic and functional practices, she can get past this. Unfortunately, anything functional/holistic is not covered by insurance. In the past, I (along with my father, her ex-husband) have helped her financially, but this is getting to be beyond anything we can provide. I also live with my husband in Charleston, SC and run my own business, but I have been making trips every other week to come back home to GA to help her, take her to appointments that are over an hour away from her home, and cook meals. Being an only child, I am terrible at asking for help and those that know me know this to be true. However, God has laid it on my heart to do this so He can show me His provision for my mom in more ways than one. Anything at all is so helpful but most of all, PRAYER is so appreciated! God has already been moving and done so much thus far, I can't wait for all the testimonies that will come forth!

My sincerest gratitude to all who are able to give and/or pray!

Mary Kate