Our amazing friend, Marianne, is facing one of the toughest battles of her life: cancer. She was recently diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive type of cancer called Mucosal Melanoma (not skin cancer).
This comes as a complete shock to all of us. She was healthy one day and the next day fighting for her life.
Everyone who knows Marianne will tell you she’s the kind of person who gives everything she has to everyone around her.
She’s an amazing, dedicated mom to Paige, a loving girlfriend to Pat, and someone so many of us call our “best friend.”
Marianne’s kindness and willingness to help others is what truly sets her apart from anyone I know.
She has always been there for her friends and family, offering support and encouragement without ever asking for anything in return.
As Marianne faces this difficult journey, we can now show up for her and help ease some of the financial burden she will face.
She will be missing quite a bit of work with treatments, surgery, and the unknown. Like many of us, she doesn’t have short or long-term disability, and in California, FMLA doesn’t provide any type of monetary support.
She will still be responsible for her house payment, all the normal life bills, and anything else in this difficult time that comes her way.
I don’t want her to worry about any of this. I want her to be able to spend that energy on healing herself.
Every donation will go straight to Marianne. If you’d prefer to send through Venmo, you can do so @staceygeoppo. Please put Marianne in the memo.
Let’s rally around her as she would us!
I will keep you updated as I find out more.
