Naperville Mom, Former Librarian Fighting Leukemia

NAPERVILLE, IL — Susan Hoffman was working as a librarian at the Naperville Public Library when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia(AML). The devastating diagnosis came in October 2017 and the debilitating disease left the mom of three unable to keep her job after five years at the library.

As a result of her job loss, Susan's insurance will be cut off in May, a friend of Susan's told Patch. Her husband is currently without work and they are struggling to afford a bone marrow transplant that could prevent the leukemia from recurring, according to a post on YouCaring.

Now that Susan has undergone the bone marrow transplant, she will be unable to see her children, a 5th grade girl and boy and girl twins in 1st grade, for 100 days due to the risk of germ transmission. Once Susan is out of the hospital by the end of March, she plans to stay at Hyatt House in Oak Brook as her immune system recovers.

To help support the family financially, an anonymous person has started a fundraiser on YouCaring. They are asking the public to donate what they can or to sponsor a night at the hotel by calling Elizabeth Mendez at 630-590-1404.

To donate to Susan's fundraiser, visit Help the Hoffman's Fight Susan's AML at YouCaring.

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