Help Joyce Beat Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Joyce Jackson Kalinoski is an upper-elementary Spanish teacher, mother of two, and is currently fighting Acute Myeloid Leukemia at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Up until early November, Joyce was living an active life in southern New Jersey, teaching Spanish to 500 students every week. Upon being diagnosed with AML, she was admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, where she is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy in an attempt to induce remission.
The doctors are optimistic about her chances, but many challenges lie ahead. All of her paid days off work have been used up by doctor’s appointments and her current hospitalization, and her course of treatment is expected to last 60 days or more. Even with the holiday break factored in, that leaves her without pay for a month or more in the best case scenario.
Chemotherapy is difficult, and there are many things to be anxious about. Money shouldn’t be one of them. The past few years have been a challenge for Joyce: Hurricane Sandy destroyed the family house on the Jersey Shore and halved the value of the property overnight. In 2013 and 2015 Joyce was involved in accidents that resulted in broken hips and major surgery each time. Any savings have been long wiped out, and all other financial options have been exhausted, so Joyce and her family are appealing to the kindness and generosity of friends and strangers alike during this difficult time.
Any and all donations will be used to pay Joyce’s bills while she’s undergoing chemotherapy and is unable to work: house, car, insurance, power, etc., so she’ll have a home to come back to once her course of treatment is complete.
Joyce and her family thank you for your kindness and generosity during this difficult holiday season.
Up until early November, Joyce was living an active life in southern New Jersey, teaching Spanish to 500 students every week. Upon being diagnosed with AML, she was admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, where she is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy in an attempt to induce remission.
The doctors are optimistic about her chances, but many challenges lie ahead. All of her paid days off work have been used up by doctor’s appointments and her current hospitalization, and her course of treatment is expected to last 60 days or more. Even with the holiday break factored in, that leaves her without pay for a month or more in the best case scenario.
Chemotherapy is difficult, and there are many things to be anxious about. Money shouldn’t be one of them. The past few years have been a challenge for Joyce: Hurricane Sandy destroyed the family house on the Jersey Shore and halved the value of the property overnight. In 2013 and 2015 Joyce was involved in accidents that resulted in broken hips and major surgery each time. Any savings have been long wiped out, and all other financial options have been exhausted, so Joyce and her family are appealing to the kindness and generosity of friends and strangers alike during this difficult time.
Any and all donations will be used to pay Joyce’s bills while she’s undergoing chemotherapy and is unable to work: house, car, insurance, power, etc., so she’ll have a home to come back to once her course of treatment is complete.
Joyce and her family thank you for your kindness and generosity during this difficult holiday season.
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Joyce Jackson
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Manchester Township, NJ