Welcome: Thank you for listening to Jami's story. Those of you who know Jami Lafay know that she has an incredible gift for bringing laughter and joy to any room. Long story short: Jami has run into terrible, terrible luck - if you could spare just a buyin or two for your main game (or even just a few big blinds!), it would make a world of difference.
What happened? Earlier this year, Jami was diagnosed with "metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma" on the left side of her neck and a "pleomorphic adenoma" on the right side of her neck. This was going to require hours and hours of very risky surgery, as the growths pressed against a major artery in the neck and several nerves that impact the ability for her face to function.
These masses in her neck have been causing her severe pain for months, and needed surgery immediately despite the risks to her life and ability to function.
She did all the “right” things…eating well, sleeping well, exercising, going to doctor appointments and health screenings, and managing her stress. And yet, life is unfair and CANCER SUCKS!
What's the latest status? The first operation lasted about 10 hours and initially went well, wrapping up around 6PM. Unfortunately later that night, there were complications with swelling that happen about 10% of the time, and she needed an additional urgent operation at 11 PM that night that went until 2AM.
Since then, she's also had adverse reactions to most of the medications typically used for pain - which as you can imagine, has been insanely intense. Can you imagine recovering from getting your body cut up and not being able to use pain killers as they're intended? Jami has barely been able to sleep or function.
She's been so strong throughout and luckily she's doing better now, but it sounds like recovery (from just this surgery) is going to take another ~3 months or so - and there's still another surgery that's still to come.
What can you do? Even the smallest donations will make a world of difference. You can donate here or via crypto to this BTC address: bc1qtvzaxmzp34zwdkyzhkzaxusse0f2x0d3qeca07.
Jami has the kindest heart out of anyone I know, and now she needs our help and support. Your generous donations will help with the following expenses:
Medical expenses not covered by insurance
Travel expenses to the cancer center and hospitals
Loss of income due to inability to work
Medications
Thank you so so much for your donations, prayers, well wishes, support, and positive thoughts as we join together to support Jami and her family!