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'To Know Her Is To Love Her': Community Rallies Around Malden Woman With Stage 4 Brain Cancer
Friends of a lifelong Malden resident recently diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer say they hope a fundraiser will help ease some of her heavy burdens as she prepares for the fight of her life. Kathy Mestas, who attended Emerson Elementary, Beebe Jr. High, and graduated from Malden High School, according to a GoFundMe recently created for her, was told she had Astrocytoma about two months ago. Since then, she's undergone an intense routine of chemotherapy and radiation. Her friend Lisa D'Ambrosio created the fundraiser to help pay for her bills and medical needs w…
Neighbors
Leukemia Diagnosis Hits Massachusetts Father, EMT 'With Unfailing Energy'
Loved ones are hoping to restore the health of a Massachusetts father and EMT who is battling a potentially fatal disease, according to an online fundraiser. "This whole experience hit me like a ton of bricks," Tristan Andersen said in a YouTube video from his hospital bed. "I never expected to have such a serious diagnosis at such a young age." A father’s battle with leukemia becomes a journey to gratitude.Ro Andersen Tristan was recently diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by his older brother Trevor Andersen. Trevor said family …
Neighbors
Selfless Wakefield Father Of 3 Battling Rare Form Of Brain Cancer
A Wakefield father to three children who "would immediately drop what he was doing to help you" needs help as he battles an extremely rare form of brain cancer. Teddy Higgins, age 41, was unexpectedly diagnosed with Oligodendroglioma on Tuesday, Jan. 3, a GoFundMe campaign reads. About three percent of brain tumors are oligodendrogliomas and can only be fought with treatment instead of surgery. The diagnosis means Higgins will have to undergo four weeks of daily radiation followed by six weeks of "intense" chemotherapy, the campaign reads. This pre…
Lifestyle
GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we'd like to highlight some of the Massachusetts families battling this awful disease who need our help. Aliza Is Battling Cancer Again, But She Dreams Of Hobbits For Aliza Guyer by Rachael Kalan (Arlington): Aliza Guyer will soon start another round of chemotherapy — a more potent and toxic version. She's been told that once she starts this new treatment, her mobility and lower quality of life may make traveling impossible. Aliza's son, Jonah, has wanted to travel to New Zealand for a long time since he first saw Lord of the Rin…
Business
North Shore 911 Operator, Single Mom Battling 'Aggressive' Breast Cancer
Donations are pouring in for a 911 operator and single mother who needs financial support while battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. Brittany Ketcham, who works as a 911 operator at the North Shore Regional 911 Center, was diagnosed with the disease, this week, her friend Kristin Rupert said in a GoFundMe campaign. Ketcham will need 24 weeks of chemotherapy before undergoing surgery and radiation to fight the disease. 🥲😅 Posted by Brittany Ketcham on Sunday, July 10, 2022 "If she could fight this thing with just her sheer willpower, positivity, and sense of humor she would b…
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