Kim submitted a wish, with gratitude, for the opportunity to create meaningful memories together as a family. After experiencing significant abdominal pain this past January, she was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal cancer one month after her 40th birthday. She has a 6cm mass in her sigmoid colon and metastases in her ovary and lung. Since then, her family’s lives have been centered around cancer appointments, chemotherapy, 2 significant abdominal surgeries, the creation of a colostomy, radiation beginning in July followed by several more surgeries to remove remaining cancer and reverse the ostomy. She is so thankful to be receiving top notch care at Mayo clinic, but as you can imagine the sudden shift in their daily lives has taken its toll on her husband and 3 wonderful teenagers.
Kim’s wish is to treat her family to a warm oceanside vacation where they can spend time reconnecting in a setting that has always brought them a sense of peace (& fun!). This experience would be a chance to heal emotionally, reconnect as a family, and create joyful memories during a challenging chapter.
SWF is granting Kim’s wish and her family will travel to Clearwater, Florida to send some family time on the beach.
