Support Emily Chambers Fight Against Lymphoma
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I'm creating this page to show my friend, Emily Chambers, the love, care, and support she deserves while going through this extremely difficult battle with cancer at such a young age. The physical and mental struggles are enough for Emily to deal with on her own. I want to make sure she does not have to worry about the financial burden as well.
How she found out:
Emily found out she had Classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma in April 2019, after having a sore throat and neck for weeks. Emily remembers when she was just finding out. She told me, "I’d had a sore throat earlier in the month but it had gone away. Then I thought it was a crick in my neck. Both sides of my neck were swollen. I went to the doctor and he said we should wait 2 weeks and monitor it. Two weeks go by and there was no improvement. All along my family and friends encouraged me to stay vigilant, so before the 2 weeks ended, I made an appointment to see another doctor. I went to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he tried 2 weeks of antibiotics. There was still no improvement and I started to get more worried. I heard stories of friends with similar stories and I did a lot of googling. The weird (but not uncommon) thing is that I felt physically fine except the swelling in my neck."
Emily lived in New York at this time, but she already had big plans in motion to move to Raleigh, NC. She teaches grade school there and absolutely loves giving her time to her class! Unfortunately, changing jobs means changing insurance plans- and right in the middle of finding out the biggest news of her life.
About Emily's medical care:
"My doctor ordered a mono spot test and blood panel and CT scan. At this point I’d spent hours and hours on doctor google and I had pretty much diagnosed myself. Finally, I was called in to the ENTs office and he told me the news... everything pointed to lymphoma. My doctor made me an appointment with an Oncologist at Duke and plans went forward to move (to Raleigh). I had a surgery to remove a lymph node from my neck and a few days later the report came back. I was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The days between my initial diagnosis and my surgery were the longest of my life! Then, I had a PET scan and my doctor determined my staging a treatment plan. I got another surgery to have a port implanted in my chest and started chemo at the beginning of August."
As soon as you say cancer, people ask about chemo:
"I have been getting chemotherapy every other Friday since the first week of August. I am getting a total of 6 rounds of chemo, so 12 infusions. I’ve had 7 so far and 5 more to go! My treatment is going well and most of the lymph nodes are no longer showing signs of disease. I don’t want to jinx anything but things are going well! Although I was hoping to be done with treatment in November, the doctor had decided I’ll continue having chemotherapy until January."
As you can see, Emily has been through so much- doctors visits, cross-country move, surgeries, chemotherapy. I don't want Emily to have to carry the stress that comes with not being able to pay for the medical care she needs. Emily got stuck with paying her deductible and out of pocket max twice in only a few months time. I know this sounds like an infomercial, but seriously guys, any amount will make a difference.
Will you join me in supporting Emily Chambers in her fight against Lymphoma?
How she found out:
Emily found out she had Classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma in April 2019, after having a sore throat and neck for weeks. Emily remembers when she was just finding out. She told me, "I’d had a sore throat earlier in the month but it had gone away. Then I thought it was a crick in my neck. Both sides of my neck were swollen. I went to the doctor and he said we should wait 2 weeks and monitor it. Two weeks go by and there was no improvement. All along my family and friends encouraged me to stay vigilant, so before the 2 weeks ended, I made an appointment to see another doctor. I went to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he tried 2 weeks of antibiotics. There was still no improvement and I started to get more worried. I heard stories of friends with similar stories and I did a lot of googling. The weird (but not uncommon) thing is that I felt physically fine except the swelling in my neck."
Emily lived in New York at this time, but she already had big plans in motion to move to Raleigh, NC. She teaches grade school there and absolutely loves giving her time to her class! Unfortunately, changing jobs means changing insurance plans- and right in the middle of finding out the biggest news of her life.
About Emily's medical care:
"My doctor ordered a mono spot test and blood panel and CT scan. At this point I’d spent hours and hours on doctor google and I had pretty much diagnosed myself. Finally, I was called in to the ENTs office and he told me the news... everything pointed to lymphoma. My doctor made me an appointment with an Oncologist at Duke and plans went forward to move (to Raleigh). I had a surgery to remove a lymph node from my neck and a few days later the report came back. I was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The days between my initial diagnosis and my surgery were the longest of my life! Then, I had a PET scan and my doctor determined my staging a treatment plan. I got another surgery to have a port implanted in my chest and started chemo at the beginning of August."
As soon as you say cancer, people ask about chemo:
"I have been getting chemotherapy every other Friday since the first week of August. I am getting a total of 6 rounds of chemo, so 12 infusions. I’ve had 7 so far and 5 more to go! My treatment is going well and most of the lymph nodes are no longer showing signs of disease. I don’t want to jinx anything but things are going well! Although I was hoping to be done with treatment in November, the doctor had decided I’ll continue having chemotherapy until January."
As you can see, Emily has been through so much- doctors visits, cross-country move, surgeries, chemotherapy. I don't want Emily to have to carry the stress that comes with not being able to pay for the medical care she needs. Emily got stuck with paying her deductible and out of pocket max twice in only a few months time. I know this sounds like an infomercial, but seriously guys, any amount will make a difference.
Will you join me in supporting Emily Chambers in her fight against Lymphoma?
Organizer and beneficiary
Madi Bigott
Organizer
Slidell, LA
Emily Hambers
Beneficiary