Donate to Help a family’s cancer journey as we go to transplant., organized by Krantz Family

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Leukemia is only one chapter in my story. Join my family as we band together on this journey of beating Leukemia and living life once again cancer free. Daughter of a beautiful mom who showed me how to be kind and love unconditionally. Granddaughter of the best grandparents who showed me how to be strong and capable of overcoming anything that stood in my way. Momma to 3 grown children who showed me how much they love me even through all the mistakes I’ve made. Nanna to the most precious granddaughter and grandson who have reminded me how much love I still have to give. Family to the best family who have shown me how lucky I am to be part of them. Friend to the most wonderful people who have shown me how important it is to laugh. As I go through this journey, I bring you along in my heart and prayers. With all my Love! ❤️ Leukemia, blood cancer, AML, mutations, NPM1, FLT3, chemotherapy, bone marrow, radiation, donor, stem cell transplant are big words you never want to hear. It’s been over 438 days on June 18th, 2024, since I first heard the doctor say those words to me. Thankfully, I achieved remission for a short period of time this last winter after receiving 5 inpatient hospital chemotherapy treatments. And then it happened! In June of 2025, after routine bloodwork and a bone marrow biopsy, my oncologist informed me the NPM1 mutation had returned and it was only a matter of time before the cancer blasts would begin to multiply. I had 3 choices! Do nothing and get more chemotherapy when it returns. But the chances are very high that when the cancer returns, it will be stronger than before and the odds of beating it are extremely harder. Stay on maintenance chemotherapy until it no longer works or the chemo becomes too toxic for your body to receive anymore. Both those choices would only give you months to a couple of years at best, and you would most likely be continuously receiving chemotherapy until you enter hospice. The 3rd choice: Allogeneic (allo) Stem Cell transplant, which would give you the best chance of 100% beating the leukemia and provide you with the opportunity to live a cancer-free life. But the transplant does come with huge risks and a lot of possible side effects as your body gets adjusted to the donor’s stem cells. Also, requirements would include you need to relocate to Seattle and live within 30 minutes travel time of UW Medical Center, and you must have a live-in caretaker for a minimum of 100 days post-transplant. It might seem like an easy answer for some, but this has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. I am not ready to leave my family. So, I have decided to put on the biggest fight of my life and go for the transplant. I am so thankful for how far science has taken us and am ready to put my life in the hands of the doctors at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center and University of Washington Medical Center. So while my insurance will cover my medical needs and the doctors are patiently waiting for me, I do need to ask for whatever help you can give to assist me with all the expenses associated with relocating to Seattle plus any unforeseen expenses that I am not ready for. Thank you for taking the time to read my story!! To all the warriors fighting the fight, stand tall, stand strong, you got this!!

Donate to Help a family’s cancer journey as we go to transplant., organized by Krantz Family

Donate to Help a family’s cancer journey as we go to transplant., organized by Krantz Family

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