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Mama's Glioma Treatment

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Hello everyone,
This is my beautiful mama, Kasia. At the young age of 43, she has already gone through over 7 surgeries. Being BRCA1 positive, she took every precaution possible to prevent breast and ovarian cancer since it runs in our family and unfortunately took many loved ones away from us.


A little less than a year ago, my mom started experiencing dizziness, horrible headaches, random fevers, numbness, and blurry vision. A MRI was taken of my moms brain revealing a mass. What was first thought to be nothing, turned out to be the worst news possible. She had been diagnosed with Glioma, an incurable brain cancer. After her second surgery last week, she was left temporarily paralyzed on her left side where she was then sent to Shirley Ryan Ability Lab to try and regain her strength back. She will need 2 more weeks of inpatient rehab in order for it to be safe for her to go home. Following that, she will need months of outpatient rehab for the rest of the year due to her inability to walk on her own. My family has been renovating our home to make it possible for her to regain her independence after it was taken away from her. For now she is wheelchair bound due to the partial paralysis and severe hand tremors.



In the healthcare system, the traditional treatments can only prolong her life but in the end there is no cure. Insurance will only cover a portion of her therapy which leaves the rest to fall on us. As one can imagine, this is a big load to handle as alternative therapies and immunotherapies can cost up to $20,000 a month.


She is trying to be as positive as one could be after hearing the severity of her diagnosis, but one cannot do this alone. I would like to extend a hand to family and friends for help to support clinical trials and treatments that aren’t covered through insurance. If you cannot donate, please just take the time to share this page. Thank you very much and please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We will keep you updated throughout her journey and are praying for only good milestones. Once again, I appreciate the time taken to read this and please share!





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  • Mark Maletycz
    • $400
    • 1 yr
  • Magdalena Bidzinski
    • $20
    • 1 yr
  • Katarzyna Radzik
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
  • Lukasz Pasko
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
  • Veronika Cascio
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
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Amanda Romanczuk
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Prospect Heights, IL

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