Support Amanda's Fight Against Breast Cancer!
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Hi, I'm Annie Antalek, and I'm making this GoFundMe on behalf of my older sister, Amanda Sano as she goes through the hardest fight of her life with breast cancer.
At the end of July, Amanda, found a 2in (5.4cm) lump in her left breast at 44 years old. After extensive testing with a mammogram, ultrasounds, multiple biopsies, MRI and CT scans, Amanda received the devastating and shocking news and was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductile Carcinoma and that this aggressive cancer has spread to at least 5 lymph nodes. She has an incredibly long journey ahead of her as she will go through 20 weeks of Chemotherapy followed by a Mastectomy, Radiation, and Reconstructive Surgery. Her insurance is not the greatest and her out of pocket deductible is $16,000 and in such a short time, she already owes over $8,000 in medical bills, and that does not include the gas to travel back and forth, copays, medications, chemotherapy, and surgery costs that her insurance does not cover and missing work for the chemotherapy and recovering from each treatment. On average, the cost of breast cancer treatment is estimated to be between $20,000 and $100,000.
Amanda owns Miller's Flowerland and Greenhouses and Just for Fun Yard Cards and Balloons in Alliance, Ohio with her husband, Sam. Together, they share three children, Madison (14), Lexi (12.5), and Sammy (9). She should not have to worry about the missed work so that they can make sure to keep food on the table for the kids and be able to pay the bills. Although, both shops (located together in Miller's Flowerland) have a wonderful staff to help out, Amanda is still a hands-on owner and designer, and right now she needs to focus on fighting this terrible breast cancer full force.
We know times are tough right now for a lot of people, but we ask that you please share this GoFundMe, but to help out a Mom of three young kids, wife, daughter, sister, friend, dog and cat mom, small business owner, floral designer, balloon artist, and fisherwoman. These kids need their mom to fight as hard as she can without the financial worry of the medical debt already piling up.
Thank you so much for any donation, shares, and prayers.
Organizer and beneficiary
Annie Antalek
Organizer
Canton, OH
Amanda Sano
Beneficiary