Jessica’s Update!

In case you missed this post last week, check out the whole story first…but we have AWESOME news to share…in just ONE WEEK, all of my faithful blog readers have managed to raise over $2,300 for Jessica and we still have 1 more week until we surprise her with the donations. 🙂 Her friend Jess, e-mailed me with an update on her condition last night. Jessica had her MRI last week and is scheduled for a partial mastectomy and port placement soon, then she will get a few weeks to heal before starting chemo. She will have 4 rounds of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation (5 days every week for 6 weeks) and even though they still don't know what "stage" she's in for sure because she hasn't had the lymph node biopsy (that will happen with the partial mastectomy) they do know she's at least stage 2 possibly stage 3 right now. She will be going in for genetic testing this week to see if that played a part in her getting breast cancer. The doctors are now suggesting that if she wants children down the road, she'll need to freeze her eggs soon since her fertility will be affected by all of this. Can you even imagine dealing with all of this at age 30?! To make matters worse, she found out that her insurance won't cover that and it'll cost at least $10,000! We are raising money for her for this because we know that she will survive this, like so many other things in life she has already conquered.

Anyway, I just wanted to post an update for all of you WONDERFUL people who have placed donations for her cause and have offered amazing items that will be raffled off next week in connection with the donations. We will be surprising Jess next week with the bank deposit slip from all of the donations and we'll be sure to post pics of her reaction on the blog!!! 🙂 For every $10 that is donated, your name will be placed in the drawing twice and for every $20 that is donated, your name will be placed in the drawing for 5 chances to win one of the awesome prizes she's raffling off. We donated a gift card for a free portrait session with a high resolution CD included (valued at $599.00), a local dentist office donated a free Zoom whitening session, an optometrist donated a gift certificate for a free eye or contact lens exam and free frames, there are several pairs of IU basketball tickets (16th row, valued at over $100 each) to upcoming home games in Bloomington, Julie's Flowers of Geist donated a $500 gift certificate for flowers or home decor, Faith-Full wedding chapel donated a $175 gift certificate to be used for vow renewals or weddings, Indy Candle Lab donated a gift basket of candles, Bone Fish Grill donated dinner gift certificates and more donations from local restaurants and businesses have been pouring in over the last few days…so there are a few ways we're asking for help from our faithful blog readers if you haven't had a chance to donate yet:

1. You can make a donation on her website (and indicate "Raffle" in the subject line) which will automatically enter you into the drawing for the great prizes and most importantly, it will help a very worthwhile cause!

2. If you are a local business owner or manager and would like to donate something for the raffle, please contact Jess at [email protected]

3. Or if you're like us, you can do both!

Thank you again to all of you who have donated, we're thankful to have such a loyal group of supporters!! 🙂 XOXO  

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