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Time grows short.

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My name is Shelly Helfand. I live in Flushing NY 
i am raising funds for my daughter Elyssa.
The funds are for paying medical bills and other expense accrued while she had been out of work since mid June.
The funds will be distributed from my account to all the people that are owed this money.
This lovely creature is only 36 years old. Almost four years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. There were surgeries, radiation, rounds of chemo, more chemo, more radiation. Each time it seemed to work. Each time the cancer came back more aggressively than before.Today she is wracked with pain, and wondering where the next move will take her. 
   Elyssa was watching Six Feet Under one day. Right there she decided to become a Funeral Director. Graduated with a degree and got a job. This is something she loves. Elyssa enjoyed going to work. Spending time with coworkers and helping families.
  Elyssa also love food and her big brother. She is heartbroken that she may not be there to help him. Give her good food and she’s happy. Elyssa loves nothing more than a good lobster. She will pick it apart til there is only a bare shell left.
   Reality TV. She simply has the worst taste in programs. Every Real Housewives of somewhere. Any Bravo shoe. Any version of Teen Mom. HGTV, she loves. I cringe when she watches, but she love it.
   Today I have to watch The Big Brother series with her. This was something she always talked about with her Uncle Chuck. Now I have to talk about it with her.
   Elyssa is the strongest, most caring person I know. Yesterday she can’t imagine why I thing this. She can’t imagine why so many people care about her. 
   Time may be growing short. She can no longer work. Expenses are piling up and she needs help/

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Shelly Helfand
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New York, NY

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