Olive’s Fight Against Cancer

My name is Kim and I’m raising funds for my 14 year old niece, Olive Ann Maland. Olive was diagnosed with Stage 4 Burkitt Lymphoma/Leukemia which is a rare but highly aggressive and fast growing B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). She has been hospitalized since her diagnosis on 12/27/23.

Olive is a great kid, the kind of daughter every parent hopes to have. She’s smart, funny, caring and beautiful inside and out. She is an all around good kid who always tries her hardest at everything she does. She’s a member of the Jr. National Honor society, on the high honor roll at her school, she is in English Honors class and taking Geometry in 9th grade. Olive is a member of the Student Government, plays the clarinet in her HS band, she’s learning bass guitar at home, she was a cast member in her HS musical and would have been again this year, she’s a talented artist, and a lover of all animals. Olive has a bright future ahead of her and aspires to major in Biology and work with animals.

Anyone who knows Olive knows, without a doubt, she will accomplish every single hope and dream! She just needs to beat this disease first!!

There are a lot of expenses that come with a medical emergency like this. Medical insurance may or may not cover all of her medical expenses. The cost of travel and meals while Olive is hospitalized has been staggering. Her parents have been at her side daily since the day she was diagnosed, taking turns to return home to care for Olive’s younger sister, Ivy and their family pets. To add insult to injury, her mother was laid off from her job of 20+ years just days after Olive’s diagnosis. Her father hasn’t been able to work since then either because his daughter needs him and her mother. As you can imagine, times are tough and money is tight. Luke and Nicole are too proud to ask for help, so that’s why I’m here, to ask for your help to lighten the financial load so they can all focus on the most important thing - Olive! The bulk of monies raised will be used for regular living expenses due to loss of work and for additional travel, meals on the go, and out of town housing.

Olive is currently at Albany Med. Her doctors are doing their best, but even they have not seen a case of Burkitts quite this aggressive. The family is reaching out to Boston Children’s and Sloan Kettering, among the best in the nation. If her care is transferred there, expenses will rise even higher. We will do everything we can to ensure she has the best care possible, but we need help.

Olive is the bravest kid I know and she won’t stop fighting to beat this disease! We won’t stop fighting. Please keep her and our family in your thoughts and prayers. If you’re able to donate, please do! We appreciate it more than you could ever know. If you can’t donate, we understand, but do us a favor and please share this link with all your friends and family and on your social media as well.

Join Olive in her fight to kick cancer’s butt!!

Also, feel free to send Olive some words of encouragement. You can send notes or cards to:

Olive Maland

c/o Kim Maland

PO Box 276

Otego, NY 13825

**GoFundMe asked that I include how money will be disbursed for Olive. Since Olive is a minor, all monies raised will be given directly to her parents to manage and spend on whatever needs she and they have at that time.