Story
At 49 a few months shy of my Big 50 I never imagined I would get the worst news of my life. I was diagnosed with a rare cancer, stage 4. The first two months I was admitted to the hospital quite a few times. My first treatments consisted of Twenty-five consecutive days of radiation and chemo which was a killer . The Dr. ‘s thought that would have taken care of it but unfortunately now it has metastasized to my liver and lung. They are now giving me a stronger regiment of three different chemos plus immunotherapy this time around 😪 I never thought I would be spending my 50th’s fighting this horrible disease. It’s been the hardest battle of my life. I thank God I have a great support system around me! I don’t know what I would do or where I would be without them. This time around the Dr. said my entire hair is going to fall off. This was very hard for me because those that know me know I’ve had very full long hair up to my butt almost my entire life. My parents always told me that a woman’s hair is one of her beauties, that always stood in my mind. Therefore I never cut my hair, just trimmed it. It has now all fallen off and now even loosen my eyebrows which this too is so hard for me. This entire situation is extremely scary I’m not going to lie and I'm still at a disbelief of it all! 😪 I have no choice but to fight and keep going. I have way too much to still live for! My husband Sunil , our three kids and three small grandkids still need me. 💜 Plus our sons are both NYPD and they really need my help with the babies with their crazy schedules.🙏🏼💙🤍 This too shall pass! GOD is going to pull me through this.🙏🏼
Special Notes
How to Help: So many of you have generously asked how you can support our family. While there’s no pressure at all, the family has set up a care calendar to help coordinate support efforts and a Venmo account. I used to be the one to always figure out dinner but when I’m feeling sick I just don’t have the strength or energy to do it. https://venmo.com/u/Elsajoyphotos