My Nonprofit Reviews

Hi id like to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Andrea Sjoblom I'm a 35yr old mother of four! I was recently diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer stage two with lymph node involvement in April 4th.I'm not going to lie I was super shocked still am!
I wanted to take a moment and let you know a little bit about me and my family. My husband Joe and I live in Oxford we're raising our four children Jade 13, Paige 12, LaMia 7 and Jaxson 4. I'm super worried about how my children are going to handle all of this. I know for a fact they're all very strong loving children but they have gone through so much in the last two years. In November 2013 my younger sister unexpectedly passed away leaving behind two children at the time the children were one and five. My husband and I have taken them in as our own. We are a very close family so this was difficult not only on my sisters children but on my biological children as well. Since the loss of my sister they've lost two grandmothers. These past two years have been filled with a lot of sadness for my kids. With the recent diagnosis of breast cancer my children have become very concerned with what the future holds. I have assured them that I have great doctors and that the good Lord knows what he's doing! I know that brings them some comfort but with that being said they are children who have been through a lot already in they're short lives. My husband has been working full-time as a high-rise window cleaner for the past 20 years he recently had a job change to something a bit more flexible in hopes that it would help with his back problems. He was supposed to undergo back surgery this summer however with my recent diagnosis he has decided to put that off for now so he can continue to try to support us the best he can. I've been working full-time as a dental assistant until just shortly after my diagnosis when I was fired their reasoning my cancer was going to be a problem for them. As you can imagine that's been quite a pay reduction and a major stressor for my family.
It can be very difficult for me to reach out and ask for help. I'm generally the one offering to help others,however right now I'm just concerned for what the future holds for my children. My husband and I are doing our best to make sure not to many things in their day-to-day change. We're hoping they adjust well to our new normal. Just this past Wednesday September 21 I went in for a double mastectomy. I am now home and have started the next chapter in our crazy life.
I just wanted to say that with out the help of this amazing organization Angels of hope I would not have been able to make a few of my mortgage payments. This organization has helped me and my family in more ways then I can express. We are eternally great full for the help we have received thus far.
Andrea Sjoblom