Support Katie Merrick's Fight with Brain Cancer
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This is Katie.
Katie is a beloved mother of 7 children, wife of Jaison, sister, friend to many.
Ten years ago, Katie underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor from the right frontal lobe of her brain.
Last month she ended up in the ER getting an MRI for a sudden migraine and loss of eyesight after an unrelated surgery. That MRI showed a new growth around the same area that was removed ten years ago.
Last week, Katie went in for a full workup at the Mayo clinic, and those same doctors that cared for her ten years ago informed her that the tumor is back and spreading.
Katie was diagnosed with right frontal lobe astrocytoma brain cancer.
She will be undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and possible surgery this April 2021.
This gofundme is to support her...
room and board for six weeks in Rochester while she undergoes treatment,
the bills due to her husband Jaison taking six weeks or more off of work to care for his wife,
the gas money for the 5 hour trip each weekend to get her back home to see her children,
and food expenses for her and her beautiful family.
Let's make Katie's upcoming treatment as stress free as possible so she can have the best chance at beating this cancer!
Thank you so much for your support!
Katie is a beloved mother of 7 children, wife of Jaison, sister, friend to many.
Ten years ago, Katie underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor from the right frontal lobe of her brain.
Last month she ended up in the ER getting an MRI for a sudden migraine and loss of eyesight after an unrelated surgery. That MRI showed a new growth around the same area that was removed ten years ago.
Last week, Katie went in for a full workup at the Mayo clinic, and those same doctors that cared for her ten years ago informed her that the tumor is back and spreading.
Katie was diagnosed with right frontal lobe astrocytoma brain cancer.
She will be undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and possible surgery this April 2021.
This gofundme is to support her...
room and board for six weeks in Rochester while she undergoes treatment,
the bills due to her husband Jaison taking six weeks or more off of work to care for his wife,
the gas money for the 5 hour trip each weekend to get her back home to see her children,
and food expenses for her and her beautiful family.
Let's make Katie's upcoming treatment as stress free as possible so she can have the best chance at beating this cancer!
Thank you so much for your support!
Organizer and beneficiary
Megan Johnston
Organizer
St. Paul, MN
Katie Merrick
Beneficiary