Kelseys Fight Against Breast Cancer
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Hi Everyone!,
My name is Kelsey Rethi. I live near Akron, Ohio and am 25 years old. I was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer. The cancer is ER/PR positive, HER negative, grade 2, BRCA negative, and the tumor is 3cm big. It has been a very stressful 2 months of attending doctors appointments, going for tests, having biopsies done and so forth. No one ever thinks that they would have to hear the word cancer at a doctors appointment but life threw a big battle my way and as scared as I am, I believe I have finally mentally prepared myself as much as I can for this long journey that is ahead of me. Pray chains have got me through the past two months, so please pray for me and this journey!
The past 2 months have been life changing from the day I found out. I did not sleep for the first week or so because the word cancer and knowing it was inside of my body took over my mind. It became the only thing I can now focus on. I was not knowledgeable in this department because I have not had to experience cancer with any of family members, thank goodness! My cancer is not gene related, so if I could blame it on anything, I would blame it on sugar. My doctor's are great but did not give me the nutritional guidelines that I needed. I instantly started eating more organic. I changed my whole life style and diet. I now eat nothing but organic foods, cut out all red meats, all sugar, no caffine, diary products, junk-food, fried food, anything with soy in it (which is really hard to come across!), and adding more greens, fruit, and raw foods into my every day life, although I was pretty healthy to begin with.
I go in for a unilateral mastectomy on November 22, 2016. During surgery they are going to take anywhere from 4 to 6 lymph nodes out to send them out to be biospied. If my lymph nodes come back positive that means chemo therapy and possibly radiation will be needed. However, friends helped me reach out to support groups on facebook and even though a lot of their lymph nodes came back negative, they still had to go through with chemo therapy and/or radiation, due to their age.
I am reaching out to the gofundme site and asking for help because due to surgery next week, I will have to be off of work at least three weeks. After surgery, I will find out within 7 to 14 days if the cancer has spread throughout my body or stay contained. I will have two drains that are put into my side to release any excess fluid for 10 to 14 days after surgery and then will have to go back in to have those removed. After that three weeks, I may have to start chemo therapy or radiation. If chemo therapy or radiation become part of my treatment, then I will have to reach out to an oncologist about fertility preservation because I currently do not have any children but would like to in my future. If chemo therapy or radiation do not have to be part of my treatment, I will go have sessions of injections to help the cancer from not reoccuring. I will then be on tamoxifen for the next 10 years of my life. Within the next six months, I will have to go under surgery again for my other breast.
I currently was living in North Carolina for almost a year and a half. I just recently moved back home to Ohio with my two step sisters (who are my age as well), so my extra savings went towards my move. After I moved back, I started working within a few weeks, however, it only pays mininmum wage. Due to all of my doctors appointment the past two months, I have only been able to work 25-30 hours a week. My family has been helping me out as much as they can but they can only do so much. We have been paying out of pocket for doctor's appointments because I did not have health insurance at the time. My health insurance finally went through about a week or two ago. We are hoping it will cover most of the costs for all my past and future doctor appointments, but we are not sure if that is going to happen. Some of the testing that I have had to have done already, for instance, the gene mutation, was not covered by insurance.
I have a super weak stomach, unfortunatly and has gave me problems my whole life. I can not handle pain medication and will become sick to my stomach within minutes of taking them. I have a hard time taking adult vitamins. So with that being said, during my treatments, I know for a fact that I am going to be super sick and will not be able to work for the first couple of months. I will have to take some time off of school as well (I attend college online, full time).
With any money that is donated to me, I will use for your normal living expensives, gas to go back and forth to appointments, co-pay prices for each doctor's appointment, for groceries, and to pay bills every month. Any money that I will not need to use, I will donate to the american cancer society or another organization that will help other cancer patients in the same position I am in right now.
It is hard to do something like this and reach out and ask for money. I have never been one to take anything from anyone because I hold too much pride, even if it was only a few dollars. If I ever had to pay anyone back, I do so as soon as I can because I can not stand the fact of taking money from someone else. I love to work and provide for myself, it makes me happy knowing that I can support myself without anyone else. I am upset that I will not be able to work for the next few months, and if I end up being able to work and not being as sick then I will use my own money and donated the rest of any money I receive on here.
I feel like god is giving me this challenge to view life in the beautiful prespective it is. I figured out what I want to do with my degree because of this awful situation I am being put through. It is like I was meant to pursue this degree and go through this moment to get out in the world, and help other cancer patients in an alternative and nutritional way. I have always been optimist towards life and am going to be as positive as I can be. I have the best support team there is and can not be more grateful for that.
My family and I would apprecaite more then anything any money that will donated on here for me to help me through this struggle! I never would of thought my year of 25 would be spent trying to battle this terrible disease but everything happens for a reason. Much love to everyone who took the time to read my story and cared enough to donate. God Bless all of you and thank you so so so so much!!!!
My name is Kelsey Rethi. I live near Akron, Ohio and am 25 years old. I was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer. The cancer is ER/PR positive, HER negative, grade 2, BRCA negative, and the tumor is 3cm big. It has been a very stressful 2 months of attending doctors appointments, going for tests, having biopsies done and so forth. No one ever thinks that they would have to hear the word cancer at a doctors appointment but life threw a big battle my way and as scared as I am, I believe I have finally mentally prepared myself as much as I can for this long journey that is ahead of me. Pray chains have got me through the past two months, so please pray for me and this journey!
The past 2 months have been life changing from the day I found out. I did not sleep for the first week or so because the word cancer and knowing it was inside of my body took over my mind. It became the only thing I can now focus on. I was not knowledgeable in this department because I have not had to experience cancer with any of family members, thank goodness! My cancer is not gene related, so if I could blame it on anything, I would blame it on sugar. My doctor's are great but did not give me the nutritional guidelines that I needed. I instantly started eating more organic. I changed my whole life style and diet. I now eat nothing but organic foods, cut out all red meats, all sugar, no caffine, diary products, junk-food, fried food, anything with soy in it (which is really hard to come across!), and adding more greens, fruit, and raw foods into my every day life, although I was pretty healthy to begin with.
I go in for a unilateral mastectomy on November 22, 2016. During surgery they are going to take anywhere from 4 to 6 lymph nodes out to send them out to be biospied. If my lymph nodes come back positive that means chemo therapy and possibly radiation will be needed. However, friends helped me reach out to support groups on facebook and even though a lot of their lymph nodes came back negative, they still had to go through with chemo therapy and/or radiation, due to their age.
I am reaching out to the gofundme site and asking for help because due to surgery next week, I will have to be off of work at least three weeks. After surgery, I will find out within 7 to 14 days if the cancer has spread throughout my body or stay contained. I will have two drains that are put into my side to release any excess fluid for 10 to 14 days after surgery and then will have to go back in to have those removed. After that three weeks, I may have to start chemo therapy or radiation. If chemo therapy or radiation become part of my treatment, then I will have to reach out to an oncologist about fertility preservation because I currently do not have any children but would like to in my future. If chemo therapy or radiation do not have to be part of my treatment, I will go have sessions of injections to help the cancer from not reoccuring. I will then be on tamoxifen for the next 10 years of my life. Within the next six months, I will have to go under surgery again for my other breast.
I currently was living in North Carolina for almost a year and a half. I just recently moved back home to Ohio with my two step sisters (who are my age as well), so my extra savings went towards my move. After I moved back, I started working within a few weeks, however, it only pays mininmum wage. Due to all of my doctors appointment the past two months, I have only been able to work 25-30 hours a week. My family has been helping me out as much as they can but they can only do so much. We have been paying out of pocket for doctor's appointments because I did not have health insurance at the time. My health insurance finally went through about a week or two ago. We are hoping it will cover most of the costs for all my past and future doctor appointments, but we are not sure if that is going to happen. Some of the testing that I have had to have done already, for instance, the gene mutation, was not covered by insurance.
I have a super weak stomach, unfortunatly and has gave me problems my whole life. I can not handle pain medication and will become sick to my stomach within minutes of taking them. I have a hard time taking adult vitamins. So with that being said, during my treatments, I know for a fact that I am going to be super sick and will not be able to work for the first couple of months. I will have to take some time off of school as well (I attend college online, full time).
With any money that is donated to me, I will use for your normal living expensives, gas to go back and forth to appointments, co-pay prices for each doctor's appointment, for groceries, and to pay bills every month. Any money that I will not need to use, I will donate to the american cancer society or another organization that will help other cancer patients in the same position I am in right now.
It is hard to do something like this and reach out and ask for money. I have never been one to take anything from anyone because I hold too much pride, even if it was only a few dollars. If I ever had to pay anyone back, I do so as soon as I can because I can not stand the fact of taking money from someone else. I love to work and provide for myself, it makes me happy knowing that I can support myself without anyone else. I am upset that I will not be able to work for the next few months, and if I end up being able to work and not being as sick then I will use my own money and donated the rest of any money I receive on here.
I feel like god is giving me this challenge to view life in the beautiful prespective it is. I figured out what I want to do with my degree because of this awful situation I am being put through. It is like I was meant to pursue this degree and go through this moment to get out in the world, and help other cancer patients in an alternative and nutritional way. I have always been optimist towards life and am going to be as positive as I can be. I have the best support team there is and can not be more grateful for that.
My family and I would apprecaite more then anything any money that will donated on here for me to help me through this struggle! I never would of thought my year of 25 would be spent trying to battle this terrible disease but everything happens for a reason. Much love to everyone who took the time to read my story and cared enough to donate. God Bless all of you and thank you so so so so much!!!!
Organizer
Kelsey Rene
Organizer
Niles, OH