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This year I am serving with AmeriCorps at the Regional Food Bank, and money has been really tight. This surprise disease, hello Breast Cancer, has added more stress to my already tight budget. I wasn't planning on diverting my small monthly stipend towards medical bills. I have all the bills and rent to pay.
 Before I signed up for AmeriCorps, I cancelled all my extra expenses, no cable TV, radio subscriptions, fancy entertainment or going out to eat for me this year, I had intended to live frugally and commit my life to service for the year.
well you know what they say; nobody ever expected the Spanish inquisition.
Thankfully AmeriCorps offered me a decent insurance plan and I have been in a position to get food assistance to help with most of my nutritional needs.

Its forecasted to be a painful road ahead, a road of surgery, treatments, and sickness. I'm open to whatever help is available so that I can make the ends meet.
Before I was diagnosed I was working at temp jobs and catering jobs and teaching Hebrew school, Just doing the hustle, so to supplement my low income from AmeriCorps, but I haven't been able to do the catering work since surgery.
I am grateful that I have a flexible work schedule at the Food Bank. My supervisors have been very supportive. But I must keep my position here so that I can keep my insurance with AmeriCorps. Without it I would be completely desperate.

My sister Leah created a tee shirt campaign to help fundraise for my medical expenses. Wonder Woman tee shirts with a little pink ribbon and #kickingcancer logo on the back. They are really cute, and you can purchase them from Bonfire at the link below.

https://www.bonfire.com/rebekahs-kicking-cancer/

My sister Sarah created a go fund me account, which you can donate at also. The go fund me account is projected to raise $10,000 to help with medical expenses, living expenses, and ect...


https://www.gofundme.com/BoobCancerSuck

My sister Tamara will be fundraising also at her annual crawfish boil. And Im planning to make a Dance party happen, I will want to invite some of my favorite house DJ's to spin records Jason, Brandon, Greg, Marcus the house party will help fundraise and add some light to this situation. And I want to do a May Day Bike ride where all riders can wear their new tee's. Keep your eyes peeled for the Wonder Woman #Kickingcancer ride!
I love my family and friends.
This has been a crazy ride, its harder to jump off of it when I have friends by my side. <3





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