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Team Judy Cancer Support

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Judy Needs Help Kicking Cancer's Ass

Our dear friend, Judy Sanders, has been recently diagnosed with stage 4 Ovarian Cancer.  As we all know, Judy is a fighter and is ready to fight, fight, fight and beat this cancer.  But she needs the help of her family and friends!!

On behalf of  Judy - our bestest, badassest friend - Leslie Andersen and I (Danielle Hafdal) , are organizing this GoFundMe campaign to try and alleviate any financial concerns and worries Judy will face in the upcoming months. This will allow  Judy to focus 100% of her energy on fighting her health battle.   She has a tough road ahead of her but she is strong and very determined.

Judy has been an incredible part of not only our lives but has been a second mom to both of our boys, in addition to the many, many children she has taken into her home and her life and loved these children as if they were her own.  Her home (and her fridge) have been a source of comfort and a place for all of our children to gather, hang out, work out and just be kids.  She is truly loved by so so many and has given her unconditional love and support to anyone that walks through her doors.  It is our turn to give back to her and show her the love and support she has in this beautiful village.   She is truly the best boy mom around! 


Diagnosis and Treatment

After feeling like something was wrong with her insides, Judy became her own health advocate and insisted on several tests to get to the bottom of her pain.  A CT scan in the beginning of September showed the ugly C word with the worse M word - metastasized (meaning the cancer spread to other organs). More tests, biopsies and scans revealed ovarian cancer, with spreading to her liver and potentially her spleen. Hearing stage 4 was really scary but Ovarian Cancer doesn't usually present serious symptoms until it hits stage 3 or 4. 

Judy’s treatment plan will be 3 rounds of chemo to beat back and shrink the cancer, starting this week, followed by surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible as well as all her lady bits (uterus, cervix, ovaries, tubes the whole shebang), and then three more rounds of chemo. 

The really awesome gynecological oncologist (gyn onc) Dr. Michael Bookman said he cannot promise a cure but he can promise remission. Wooohooooo!!! She is also blessed with a phenomenal gyn onc surgeon, Dr. Betty Suh-Bergmann.  Additionally, Judy has a personal medical team right by her side and following her journey closely, Dr. Michelle Oliveira, ob/gyn (Nick and Nates mom) and Dr. Albert Pisani gyn/onc (Nick and Nate’s dad).  Both Michelle and Albert are amazing doctors and are very involved in Judy’s treatment and health journey!  Judy feels so blessed and so confident in her team of doctors.  

Additionally, Judy is a candidate for a clinical trial which is aimed at adding another cancer drug and/or immunotherapy to the standard cancer care of chemo and surgery. This trial is aimed at reducing the re-occurrence of the cancer, so hopefully she gets in the trial and is NOT getting the placebo. If she's in, the trial drugs will be added to week 2 of her chemo. 


How You Can Help

Judy has worked for the last 15 years as a respiratory therapist doing home setups for respiratory vests and managing patients on ventilators in their homes.  She has literally saved the lives and changed the lives of her patients and has continued to do this work DURING COVID! 


 
She's worked hard, delivered awesome care to her patients but as an independent contractor she has no paid leave or disability income available to her. She can no longer work and once she (hopefully) starts the clinical trial, she won't be driving either. 
 
She truly needs financial support from her village and the people that know her, love her and are cheering her on. The funds raised will cover her basic living expenses like rent and utilities while she is in treatment as well as some expenses related to her care during treatment. 

The money we are hoping to raise will allow Judy to focus 100% on kicking cancer's ass. She needs ALL her energy focused on her health battle and not worrying about expenses.  

Join Team Judy Today!

Donate Now & Help Judy Give Cancer the ole Heave Ho
We know Judy is a fighter, let’s do what we can to help her kick cancer's ass! GO TEAM JUDY!

This woman is universally loved and she spreads joy everywhere she goes and to everyone she meets. A true gift to so many!  Just check out all these smiles!

PS Judy, the 80's called and want their shoulder pads back!
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Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $50
    • 4 yrs
  • Catherine Kessler
    • $100
    • 4 yrs
  • patty harper
    • $75
    • 4 yrs
  • Lynn Maguire
    • $100
    • 4 yrs
  • Carly Owens
    • $100
    • 4 yrs
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Organizer and beneficiary

Danielle and Leslie
Organizer
San Ramon, CA
Judy Sanders
Beneficiary

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