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Giving Sheila and Klint the BEST 2024

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Hi my name is Dana and I am starting a vacation health fund for Sheila and Klint Olson. 2024 was shaping up to be an amazing travel year for Sheila and Klint with several trips planned. But life threw them a curveball in December 2023 when Sheila was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer.

Sheila has lost her income and while she has health insurance, we all know that only covers a portion of her medical expenses. While a majority of their income is being focused on paying the medical bills they still have every day expenses that all need to be covered mostly from Klint's income.

While vacations might not seem like a priority, it is important for Sheila and Klint to have time to rest and recharge without worrying about money so Sheila can fight the cancer. She spent a week in Jamaica earlier this year and it fully recharged her. The mental break of dealing with cancer helped strengthen her to continue the fight!

Sheila's sister April purchased a year long subscription to MedJet so Sheila can travel and not worry about how she gets home if she gets sick (https://medjetassist.com/). The recharge she gets with travel will help her through her each round of treatments. Let's try to always have something fun planned for Sheila to help keep her spirits up and the mental strength to get through each round of treatment.

Sheila has several trips in the hopper to keep her spirits up and to have something to look forward to each time she goes through a round of chemo

*Lake Geneva with long time friends

*Aruba in April to get some recharge before heading back to MD Anderson in May

*A week in the Smokey Mountains in June with friends and enjoy time in nature

*To Tennessee with Sheila and Klint's family to get some much needed family time this summer

*An annual trip to Minnesota to enjoy lake life

Let's keep them traveling and vacationing in 2024 to help Sheila recover from her treatments and be with her loved ones on vacation as much as possible!
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Donations 

  • Brian Bussing
    • $100
    • 4 mos
  • Raquel Carson
    • $50
    • 7 mos
  • Karla Bauer
    • $50
    • 9 mos
  • Suchitra Narayen
    • $50
    • 9 mos
  • Michele Baxter
    • $100
    • 10 mos
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Organizer and beneficiary

Dana Knopp
Organizer
Plainfield, IL
Vicky Casey
Beneficiary

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