Brandy's Fight Against Leukemia
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I am asking on behalf of my daughter Brandy. She is such a wonderful woman who is kind and always goes out of her way to help others. She is married with three kids. Her husband Robert works on pools and Brandy has been employed at a local boutique.
A week ago Saturday their happy world turned upside down. She was having horrible back pain and strange bruising on her legs so she went to the emergency room. They found her platelets were extremely low. They admitted her into the hospital right away to do some testing.
Originally the doctor thought its was something called ITP, but when the bone marrow biopsy came back the ITP was not the cause. On Thanksgiving morning,
the bone marrow biopsy came back saying there was no bone marrow it was filled with leukemia. They told her she is critically ill and needed treatment right away.
She was told she A. L. L. Leukemia and that she will be in the hospital at least a month and receiving treatment for at least a year. Today, she received more bad news. She has what is known as a Philadelphia chromosome which is known as B-ALL Leukemia (only 20% of people with ALL Leukemia have this chromosome). This also means she will have to have a stem cell transplant.
This is means travel to Tampa for a stem cell transplant and at least 3 months of treatment there.
Out at of network costs, gas to and from the hospital, flights and limited work will be devastating to her family on top of their concerns for Brandy and her treatment.
She is initially scheduled to be in the hospital for a month. After that she will come back to the hospital for 8 months. Then she will have 3 months in Tampa for a stem cell transplant.
We have no idea what financial implications the family will face, but anyone who has dealt with insurance and medical care costs knows that it will be more than one family can bare. Especially a family with 3 children ages 16, 12 & 9.
That said, we wanted to reach out to see if anyone could assist Brandy through this challenging time of need. We don't want her to have to worry about anything other than fighting this cancer.
A week ago Saturday their happy world turned upside down. She was having horrible back pain and strange bruising on her legs so she went to the emergency room. They found her platelets were extremely low. They admitted her into the hospital right away to do some testing.
Originally the doctor thought its was something called ITP, but when the bone marrow biopsy came back the ITP was not the cause. On Thanksgiving morning,
the bone marrow biopsy came back saying there was no bone marrow it was filled with leukemia. They told her she is critically ill and needed treatment right away.
She was told she A. L. L. Leukemia and that she will be in the hospital at least a month and receiving treatment for at least a year. Today, she received more bad news. She has what is known as a Philadelphia chromosome which is known as B-ALL Leukemia (only 20% of people with ALL Leukemia have this chromosome). This also means she will have to have a stem cell transplant.
This is means travel to Tampa for a stem cell transplant and at least 3 months of treatment there.
Out at of network costs, gas to and from the hospital, flights and limited work will be devastating to her family on top of their concerns for Brandy and her treatment.
She is initially scheduled to be in the hospital for a month. After that she will come back to the hospital for 8 months. Then she will have 3 months in Tampa for a stem cell transplant.
We have no idea what financial implications the family will face, but anyone who has dealt with insurance and medical care costs knows that it will be more than one family can bare. Especially a family with 3 children ages 16, 12 & 9.
That said, we wanted to reach out to see if anyone could assist Brandy through this challenging time of need. We don't want her to have to worry about anything other than fighting this cancer.
Organizer and beneficiary
Patti Norris
Organizer
Palm Beach, FL
Brandy Torrez
Beneficiary