Amanda Thompson - A Soul Who Touched So Many
If you had ever met Amanda Thompson, you knew instantly how kind and giving she was. Always first to volunteer, Amanda dove into anything she did all the way – which was why people always loved her. That’s also why, when she was diagnosed with CIC-DUX4 Sarcoma in early December 2022, people from all over asked how they could help her. Helping was something Amanda was great at doing, but like many, bad at asking. So after much prodding from friends and neighbors, this page was set up so she could communicate her needs, receive all of the love that people want to send, and update everyone on how her fight was going.
Unfortunately, her fight against CIC-DUX4 Sarcoma ended on Mother’s Day, May 14th, 2023. She fought hard, but this cancer spreads so fast. She left behind a legacy more than what she would have ever expected, as her main goal in life was to raise to normal, happy and beautiful children.
Latest Updates
A series of calamities
What a whirlwind it has been these past two weeks! As mentioned earlier, we received news of her cancer spreading and the need to find something more systemic that could help her. The following few days was spent having some long and tough conversations with friends and family about her journey. By the end of that week, she had symptoms
Asking for prayers for pain relief
Some specific prayer request for our team! Please pray Amanda will continue to receive relief from the immense pain she is under. Also, we pray that you all will be patient with us in responding to messages and all the love being sent as we try to get Amanda into better shape. Here are the details: We had suspected Amanda
Unfortunately Worse News
This is the last situation we want to be in, but here we are. Unfortunately, on Monday the 24th we received very bad news from the CT scans of Amanda’s chest area. The cancer has spread all over and they canceled her surgery. We are running out of options, but are hoping for a Hail Mary from MD Anderson, as
An unhappy post
I think Amanda’s post from Facebook says it best, so please read and keep us in your prayers: Prayer Warriors and Love and Light Healers I need you!!! I had a MRI of my leg on Monday for my surgical team to know what they are getting into. Unfortunately the MRI showed the cancer has spread to a nearby lymph
Happy Post Update
I am very sorry for the delay in posting. A lot has been happening and most of it good, but also a little bad as you’ll see in the next post. We went on vacation (thank you to the many that donated to make the trip happen!!) to Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte, as well as spending time at the
Peace Nuggets and Gratitude
My Gratitude List 1) Y’all!!! I’m growing eyebrows and eyelashes! These dear friends left me months ago. I feel like I could throw a party for each of them! 2) No chemo in my near future!  If you know anyone who has been through chemo, give them a high five and a hug. They are amazing! 3) I was
Health Update
A recopy from Amanda’s Facebook post: First, I am blessed to be loved by so many of you! I will forever be grateful for your prayers and well wishes. Not a day goes by that I’m not extremely humbled by your support. All of this is so hard for me to process and your love has helped me stay strong.
Round 4 Done… Scans Next
I apologize for the lack of updates, but sometimes it is hard to get time to write up the posts, coordinate pictures, yadda yadda. So, here’s a quick update on how round 4 went. Overall – All was good. We left on Monday night, a day earlier than expected since the nurses all rallied around our wishes to be there
The fun continues…round 4 looming
We have had lots of fun, event-filled days since the last post! After the day at the beach we headed down to Hilton Head Island for a fun round of mini golf. Amanda and I are very competitive at this game, and I was not going to let sympathy get in the way of anything. Maggie and Alec both got