Shellie Chrum

My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. This cancer is rare, has a rapid onset and is EXTREMELY aggressive. By the time she had symptoms and was diagnosed, the cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes, pleura (causing pleural effusion & lung to collapse) and bones(throughout her spine and rib cage). I have been traveling with my mom to California for testing, procedures, surgery and chemotherapy treatments. The oncologists in Missouri were going to treat her with a standard chemotherapy regimen that would have made her sick, worn her down and would have had NO affect on her cancer. The cancer would have continued to spread at a rapid pace. Thankfully, she found an oncologist in California that tested her cancer cells and created the perfect chemotherapy regimen for her. A regimen that has never been tried until now. A less toxic regimen but WOULD kill her cancer. After her 3rd cycle of treatment, a PET scan revealed the regimen was working and the cancer was nearly undetectable. My mom will begin her 6th cycle of treatment tomorrow and then head back to California in 2 weeks for another PET scan and to meet with her oncologist. He will decide the next steps of treatment. My mom still has a long road ahead of her. Likely to have chemo for another year if not indefinitely. Traveling back and forth to California has been expensive but an absolute must to get her the best possible treatment to beat this. The medical bills have started to come in. I really want to take the financial stress/worry off of my mom so I am reaching out asking for help, ANYT HING and EVERYTHING is greatly appreciated. Please help my mom fight this beast of a cancer. She is a fighter and a true WARRIOR!! My mom is my best friend and I want to do all I can to help her. I can’t take away her cancer but i can support her in every other way possible. She is amazing and continues to care for me and my 3 younger siblings ALONE while battling this terrifying disease. Life has thrown our family quite a few curve balls BUT with your help, we WILL knock this one right out of the park!! Thank you.❤️