Help Us Create Magical Memories

On September 3rd, 2024, our world was turned upside down. What doctors were certain was "just a cyst" was removed in July 2024, sent for histology, and came back with news no one ever wants to hear—cancer. I was diagnosed with Mucinous Ovarian Cancer (MOC), a rare and relentless disease that has changed our lives forever.

From that moment, our family entered a battle we never signed up for. My husband had to step back from work to care for me and our four incredible children:

Paige (18) – who has had to step up in ways no teenager should.

Lexie (15) – carrying the weight of worry while trying to hold onto her youth.

Medina (9) – who asks questions I struggle to answer.

AJ (8) – my little warrior, trying to be brave when I know he’s scared.

Through the tests, the treatments, the uncertainty—they have been my strength. They’ve held my hand when I was weak, wiped away my tears when I tried to hide them, and faced every single day with courage no child should have to find. But they are still just kids, and this journey has taken so much from them.

That’s why I want to give them something back.

We’ve never been to Disneyland—not Paris, not anywhere. A trip like this would have once been possible, but with the financial strain of my illness, it’s now out of our reach. Right now, every resource we have is focused on making it through this battle, and while survival is our priority, I want to find a way to bring joy into their lives.

I want to see them laugh, run free, and experience the magic that cancer has stolen from our lives. I want to create memories that cancer can’t touch—something beautiful in the midst of all this pain.

The reality is, we can’t do this alone. With the financial burden we are carrying, we simply don’t have the means to make this happen. But I’m hoping—praying—that in this war we are fighting, we can find a moment of joy.

If you can help in any way, no matter how small, you wouldn’t just be helping us get to Disneyland—you’d be giving my children something priceless: a chance to just be kids again.

From the depths of my heart, thank you.

With love and hope,

Rachael. xx