Her Mom Was Diagnosed With Cancer And Then Had To Have Her Leg Amputated: Now She’s Trying To Get Her Mom A Prosthetic Leg So She Can Dance At Her Wedding
Weymouth, Massachusetts. Late last month, a woman by the name of Carol Lincoln had to have her leg amputated above her knee after she was diagnosed with cancer as a kid.
“My mom was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a cancer of the bone or soft tissue, at 12-years-old,” Carol’s daughter Sarah Lincoln wrote on a GoFundMe page.
“Since being a child, she has learned to compensate very well all of her life and has learned to do a lot with her physical limitations to the best of her ability.”
“She loves to walk her dog, swim, do water aerobics, and most recently took up pickleball!”
“Unfortunately, due to the long-term side effects of radiation, she developed a large non-healing wound on that leg.”
“After many different doctor’s appointments, treatments, and excruciating pain, the ultimate treatment was amputation.”
GoFundMe; pictured above is Carol
Carol works as a school nurse at an elementary school, so she has spent her whole career and life taking care of everyone.
Sarah says that her loving mom always jumps in to help anyone in need, and she never misses an opportunity to help take care of someone who needs it.
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Carol’s medical bills are piling up, and Sarah recently learned that her mom will need to experiment and get several different kinds of prostheses so she can find the one that fits her the best.
Some of the prostheses Carol is looking at cost $50,000 or more, and her insurance company is not going to cover all of those costs.
GoFundMe; pictured above Carol smiles
Sarah and Carol were also told by the insurance company that if Carol wants to get a prosthetic leg that is waterproof, that’s “a luxury item” that is not financially covered in any way, shape, or form.
Carol enjoys going to the beach, swimming at her gym’s pool, and swimming in the ocean, so Sarah is really hoping to help her mom raise the money she needs to afford a prosthetic that is waterproof.
“We all know that this will let her live a better and more fulfilled life down the road,” Sarah said.
“Any help to make this transition into her NEW life and get her back to the beach, pool, and DANCING at my wedding in June would be so greatly appreciated.”
If you would like to help Sarah with her mom’s medical and prostheses bills, you can do that here.
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