{"id":108222,"date":"2024-09-29T05:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108222"},"modified":"2024-09-29T05:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:46:02","slug":"mom-of-two-plans-own-funeral-after-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108222","title":{"rendered":"Mom of two plans own funeral after cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Utah mother of two has begun planning her own funeral after learning she only has three months left to live after <\/p>\n<p>While at the hospital for shoulder surgery in May 2022, Erika Diarte-Carr, 33, learned she has Stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma, a rare form of cancer, she explained on GoFundMe.<\/p>\n<p>The young mom began treatment for the cancer but was dealt another blow in January, when she was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/24\/entertainment\/amy-schumer-diagnosed-with-rare-health-disorder-something-was-wrong\/\">Cushing Syndrome<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33449301\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img 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class=\"credit\">gofundme\/help-erika-and-her-children-with-funeral-expenses<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cushing is caused by an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/5497-cushing-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">excess amount of the stress hormone<\/a>\u00a0cortisol in the body. Weight gain, a round face and high blood pressure are among its symptoms, and the disorder It can be fatal if left untreated.<\/p>\n<p>Only 40 to 70 people out of every 1 million have Cushing, making the syndrome extremely rare, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/endocrine-diseases\/cushings-syndrome#treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the National Institues of Health<\/a>. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Diarte-Carr said she had an appointment with her oncologist on Sept. 18, who told her the treatments weren\u2019t working.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been given 3 months to live,\u201d Diarte-Carr wrote on GoFundMe. \u201c3 months to spend with my babies and loved ones. 3 months to make the best of what time I have left. During these next couple of months I need to make sure my kids will be ok after I am gone. I am faced now with the most difficult thing of planning my own funeral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diarte-Carr said she had been unable to work for months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not have any finances saved up or any life insurance set aside for this situation,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI have looked into the expenses and I am needing to raise about $5,000 to ensure funeral costs are covered plus I\u2019m wanting to leave something behind for my babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe page was launched when Diarte-Carr was still 30, soon after she learned about her illness. <\/p>\n<p>As of Saturday afternoon, it had far surpassed its original $5,000 goal, with more than $840,000 from over 29,000 donations<\/p>\n<p>A humbled Diarte-Carr said the money left after her funeral is covered will be set aside in a trust fund for her kids, Jeremiah, 7, and Aaliyah, 5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat way, I can leave behind something for them and I can still ensure they are going to be ok as they grow up,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and my family thank you ALL from the bottom of our hearts,\u201d she wrote, adding, \u201c[My children] are my whole life, light and soul. My children are my fight and what keep me going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All three will soon take a trip together, and Diarte-Carr is hopeful they\u2019ll get to spend one last Christmas together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/28\/us-news\/mom-of-two-plans-own-funeral-after-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Utah mother of two has begun planning her own funeral after learning she only has three months left to live after While at the hospital for shoulder surgery in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108222\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}