My Family Needs Your Help

Never did this before but the life of my granddaughter hangs in the balance. Certain events humble you. This is one of them.

Cassandra, my three-year old grand baby was diagnosed with liver cancer four months ago. She has received 5 rounds of chemotherapy and withstood every medical intervention and insult with an elvish smile and silent giggle. The ‘silent’ part is due to the ventilator and trach she has endured most of her short life. As a preemie, she was handed a rough hand—defective heart (corrected), damaged lungs (healing) and now this: cancer.

But as Dickinson wrote: Hope is the Thing with Feathers.

Though initially turned down for a liver transplant at Philadelphia’s Children’s Hospital (CHOP), Cassandra is scheduled to be evaluated by Pittsburgh’s pediatric team of surgeons and oncologists. They believe they can get this done.

We’ve gone from grim days to hopium days.

The problem is financing the outside medical costs. Insurance covers a goodly portion but most people know, what’s not covered can break a family’s back—medical transport, food, lodging, etc.

So, I’m asking for any assistance the DU community might be able to offer. A friend of my son and daughter-in-law has started a GOFUNDME page. You’ll see a pic of Cassandra there. We’ve nicknamed her the Warrior Princess. It’s a name the child has earned a hundred times over.

Anything donated will be deeply appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Peggysue, aka Nan to this sweet but remarkably fierce baby

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cassandra-get-her-liver-transplant