Good Afternoon Howell,
Today’s post is dedicated to a lovely little girl with a
very serious illness; this one’s for you little Ms. Gwen.
Two-year-old Gwendelyn along with the rest of the Marra
family live in Howell New Jersey, and Gwen has been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma,
a high-risk cancer. What started
off as a routine doctors visit turned into questions about why her stomach
looked enlarged, to an ultra sound, to a specialist exam, to the words no
mother wants to hear, “Mrs. Marra, I have very bad news. Gwen appears to have a mass in her
liver.”
Needless to say, the Marra family was forever changed. Gwen underwent a 16-day testing period
at Robert Wood Johnson. She had
biopsies of her tumor, samples of bone marrow taken, and several scans; in the
end Gwen was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma and found out the tumor was not in
her liver, but on her adrenal gland.
Thankfully, Gwen’s cancer is treatable, but it will take
time. Gwen is holding up her end
of the bargain by staying positive and fighting, but she needs our help! Jennifer Mele of The Pampered Chef is
hosting an online fundraiser for Gwen and her family. For more information on donating please visit their Facebook Page.
For more information on
Gwen and her journey, you can visit her Mother’s journal on Caring Bridge.org.
Thank You For Your Support!!
Thank you so very much for this! I am Gwen's aunt, Jaimie, but she and her sister call me "Jay Jay", which I love. I have also set up a fundraising page for our little fighter. Please visit, consider donating, and share with others. This little girl means so much to our family, but is also a source of inspiration for so many others who have heard her story. Above all else, please pray and send positive thoughts to her and her family. That is what has been getting them by since last April. Thank you!
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