Our sweet sister, Maddie, 36 years young, a mother to my amazing 10 year old niece, was diagnosed with Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) in September of 2021.
She endured chemo, radiation in an effort to treat her and then more masses were found in the PET scan in April of 2022.
She subsequently went through the second strongest form of chemo in order to then receive a stem cell transplant in September of 2022.
Just this morning, December 27th, 2022, ultrasound imaging revealed more masses in her abdomen. She now only has one treatment option left and that option is not readily available for all cancer patients. It's called Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy. The process to produce and deliver CAR T-cell therapy is complex. While Ontario is building capacity for CAR T-cell therapy, the province can now treat a limited number of patients from Ontario, and other provinces and territories.
If she does not meet the requirements to be enrolled to receive CAR T-cell therapy these funds will go directly toward her treatment and possible accommodations should she need to seek treatment outside of Ontario/Canada. Should she be eligible for treatment in Ontario, Canada, this fundrazr campaign will help cover cost of living, plus any additional costs associated with her treatment and recovery.
