Raising funds to fight my mom's cancer.

My mom has breast cancer and it has spread but my family does not have the resources to pay for all of the necessary treatments. Despite my mom's cancer and therapies that have taken her far from home, she still self-sacraficially cares for her family, is a mom to her children, and a wife to her husband. My dad has his own significant health problems but he is still a hard worker who puts in much overtime on offshore rigs while trying to take care of his wife, provide ways for her to receive treatment, and be there for his small children. My mom and dad have 10 children with the youngest of the kids only 6, 12 and 17 years old.

The entire family has come together to do what ever we can from researching anything and everything about the cancer, treatments, and clinics; to being with her during therapies; to paying for any expenses that we can; to watching our little brothers who still need someone to look after them, take the older ones to school, and homeschool the youngest one when our mom and dad are away. We are there for her and for each other and help as much as we are able. Even with all of our efforts though, my family already has mounting medical bills from previous treatments as my mom has been fighting cancer for for over 5 years with her condition significantly worsening over the past 1 or 2 years.

Therefore, I am requesting funds on behalf of my mom. But first and most importantly, we (my mom, my dad, and us children) need your prayers. Please pray for our family as my mom battles against cancer for her life. We just can't do this alone. We need a community of prayers and support. Also, please help my mom receive the treatments that she needs by donating money to assist my family in payng for her medical expenses.

Please send checks to: 230 Beech Dr, Lumberton, TX 77657

Make them payable to: Mike or Paula Bellow

Any amount you are able to give will enable my mom to begin the much needed cancer treatments. The sooner she can start treatment before it spreads even further than the higher her chances for recovery and survival will be. It will also provide a little relief for her husband and children so that we might be able to worry a little less.

Please go to http://carepages.com/carepages/PaulaBellow and take the time to learn more about my mom's situation by viewing the photos and by reading more about her, my dad, and our family in the "About Paula" section and from the updates posted.

If you could send this request on to your friends and family so that they might know about our needs and be praying for us, our family would be greatly appreciative.

We are very grateful for your prayers and support.

Thank you,

Misty Bellow Laenger