Rachel’s will to survive
Donativo protegido
- Hello, I am Rachel. I am 47, married to the love of my life and mother to 3 grown children. I have been a hairstylist for 10 years now and I still love it so much. The connections I have made with people are long lasting and so very rewarding. Many of the people that started out as clients have become my closest friends and soul mates. I could not imagine ever loving anything as much. Now, as I am forced to stop working in a salon setting, it saddens me very much to lose that opportunity. I am not finished spreading love, one head of hair at a time. I simply have decided to do it another way. I was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer 2months ago. It has spread very fast throughout my stomach. The lymph nodes in my abdomen and stomach are all cancerous at this time. I am scheduled to begin radiation this Thursday and will do just a few weeks of this then go straight into some chemo. I have been told that with treatment, I may survive just a year or so. Without treatment, I have months to make my arrangements. Doesn’t seem real to me just yet, and I’m struggling to make sense of it all. I am really trying to keep my faith strong and keep prayer coming. I have the most amazing family and greatest friends I could ever ask for. During this time , I have applied for disability and I know that will not be a quick or easy thing to accomplish. I don’t have any medical insurance at the moment and prescriptions have been adding up. The added stress of all of the financial burdens my husband and I are facing, is really taking a toll on us. I have been hospitalized several times, most of my stays, I’ve spent by myself. As my husband cannot afford to take time off of work to stay with me. His income being the only one at the moment, makes this even more difficult. I am thankful for any help that we receive. I am all too aware of the difficulties many families are facing in life right now. Once I have been approved for disability, I plan on closing this account as we will be in a much better place. Until then, please keep us in your prayers. God bless you all.
Organizador
Rachel Barnes
Organizador
Headland, AL