Hi, my name is Alissa and today I am starting a Go Fund Me page for my Mom, Stephanie to help pay her car payments, mortgage and other bills while she fights cancer for a second time.

Back in November 2015 my Mom ended up in the ER, and that is where they found a blockage in her colon, and when we discovered she had Stage 3 Colon Cancer. I was 15 years old at the time, and my little brother was only 9. Growing up in a single parent household this was difficult to say the least on my family. At the time we of course struggled with money and always had. My Mom always put a brave face and always told us it was going to be okay.

I remember like it was yesterday, her sleeping through most days, being groggy and out of it, she just wasn't herself at the time. It took a toll on her mentally but our family too. It was very hard thinking that my Mom, who was the person who did everything and anything for her kids and the people she loves, could die.

However, She went through chemo, in the hospital nearly every other day for about 2 years and her cancer had gone into remission in 2017. It has been 3 years since then, and every day I was grateful it was gone because I've seen my Mom become herself again, and she became even better than she ever was before.

In 2019 my Mom lost her long term job, through the business being sold to a corporation, since then she has had a few different jobs, but being a single parent household she has always struggled to make ends meet.

It is September 2021, and we have found out that her cancer formed again, this time Stage 4 Colon Cancer. She starts chemotherapy on Friday, and to be honest, we need all the help we can get as she is without employment. I am 20 years old working a service industry job, looking to go back to school to pursue my dreams, my little brother is 15 going to school, and we have 4 cats and 2 puppies. (Named Sunny and Rusty.)

My Mom has always been my support system and a core part of my family, and the reason I am here today. She is an amazing, loving, caring, and the best Mom I could ever ask for and honestly I am scared of seeing her go through this disease again. I know we will need help along the way to battle this.

I'd love for this story to end on a good note, and that is why I am creating this GoFundMe. My Mom is out of work currently, and will be unable to while she battles this, and she has a car payment, house mortgage, and mouths to feed at home. To be quite honest, we are considering selling our house because we can't really afford it anymore, and I really hope we won't have to.

It would mean a lot to her, me, and my family for any help you are willing to give, whether it be donating or sharing this post.