Local young couple fighting cancer

I write this in support of my son Sean who is the Caretaker of his wife Casie with around the clock care of her during this traumatic time in their lives.

After having a kidney transplant donated by her cousin, Casie developed Burkett’s lymphoma from taking the anti rejection medication required from the kidney transplant.

Casie has since gone into remission a couple of times briefly, but now has multiple cancer sites throughout her body. The treatments have been very intrusive and have been going on for a few years. The cancer keeps coming back in different areas after curing it in others.

While in remission this year she was going to have a stem cell transplant (less than 60 days ago) During the last body scan taken just days before the procedure was to be done, in just 21 days the cancer returned to both breasts, in her throat and two tumors in her brain. Cancer is also present in her spinal fluid.

Casie is presently undergoing radiation for the tumors in her brain every day for at least 24 days in a row .

After this treatment, the chemotherapy will be given to her through a port that was surgically placed at the top of her head to directly feed the chemotherapy into her brain.

The hopes and dreams of this young couple who have been together since high school, has dramatically been changed. They just had their 4 year Wedding Anniversary last week and instead of going out for nice dinner to celebrate, they were focused on just being able to eat.
Part of this is due to her condition making it difficult to eat, but financial restraints and stress are also a big factor.

Sean is there every moment 24 hours a day to make her as comfortable as she can be.
He does all this all after a major back surgery of his own without complaining about his own pain. He never stops caring for her and I am very proud of the giving man he has become. At 33 years old, he has had more heart ache than most people experience in a lifetime.

Sean is not able to work because of his back surgery pain and due to the constant care she requires to keep her fighting for her life and her safety.

Both sides of the family are supporting them 100% and now after a few years, have become stretched very thin financially.

Recovery from the damage caused by the treatment of the disease is a very long process.
Casie sometimes asks while in the kitchen at home if they are at the hospital. Sean needs to watch her 24 hours a day because of her balance issues and confusion that the treatment is causing.

They have the weekends off from getting up every day at 4:00 am during the week and taking an Uber to Northwestern Hospital in Chicago for her radiation treatments.

The weekend is spent trying to do activities in a wheelchair that are free to them from annual memberships that were given to them for Brookfield Zoo and the Morton Arboretum. This really helps with the depression and getting some fresh air. They do need some time off to not think about the future and just be grateful for the moment.

Please, in honor of a family member or a friend who died of cancer, or still fighting cancer please help if you can with any donation that you can.

Maybe cancer has affected your family and you were not able to help them then and could help someone else now. It would be very much appreciated.

If you cannot donate, a prayer for them will go a long way.

The most difficult moments in life makes you pause and realize what really matters the most.

We are now at a point where we need help to be able to help the kids have some of their basic needs met. I’m asking anyone who knows me to help out with anything they can. My heart is breaking for Sean and Casie and I want to do anything I can to give them one less thing to worry about.

When something as serious as this impacts your life, the last thing you need to worry about is money to eat and pay for the little essentials that life requires and maybe a few little things to bring back a smile or two.

Any help any amount will be very much appreciated and will go directly to the essentials for them.

Here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/can...

Thank you.