Support Lisa's Battle Against Stage 4 Renal Cancer

Friends and Family-

My mom Lisa Opperman is in need of support during her battle against stage 4 renal (kidney) cancer. I am asking for donations to help with the medical expenses, travel, time off of work, and everything associated with this diagnosis. My hope is with some help from family and friends she will be able to rest, recuperate and put all her energy into her well-being, rather than the financial concerns associated with this diagnosis. Please if you are able share or contribute to help during this time. Thank you all for the continued support, prayers, and good vibes as we navigate this

Post made from my Mom on behalf of our family-

Family & Friends,

While most everyone knows of my battle with breast cancer 23 years ago & Meagan's diagnosis & treatment 4 years ago has given our family an insight into cancer, unfortunately there's more to our story...

As we celebrated the holidays, we navigated all of the testing, the waiting, the diagnosis & prognosis, yet again....

I was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Kidney cancer is a tricky beast. It's incredibly sneaky with very few symptoms & no good reason to be invading my otherwise healthy body. It snuck up on us & hit us hard. It's unexpected & overwhelming, a rollercoaster of emotions & disbelief. We are broken, shattered, beaten & bruised, down, but not out. We will fight as a family, we will remain courageous, determined & fearless.

My medical team has determined that immunotherapy is the right course of treatment at this time. I will begin this therapy at U of M Rogel Cancer Center on Monday. We will follow up with scans in 3 months to determine it's effectiveness.

In the meantime, we will continue to pray, hope & fight for the best possible outcome as we learn to live with this. We will unite together & live for the moment & keep making memories. We will laugh together, we'll cry together, we'll keep the faith over fear & we'll dream & pray for a day that cancer never strikes our family or friends again.

We appreciate all of your prayers, good vibes, encouragement & love. We can certainly use a little extra right now! We are counting our blessings & keeping them close. Each day is a gift & we are blessed. We have an amazing support system & we're thankful for every one of you as we navigate our journey.

~Lisa, Dave & family