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
Chemo going well, overall
We are now in our final day of chemo, with one drug the nurses here call “the red devil” left to go. It’s a 48 hour regimen, and she should be done by tonight. There’s a waiting period to monitor her vitals, which means we should be heading home by Sunday afternoon. We are very relieved since Thursday we thought
Rocky start, but finding humor
So yesterday was day 1 of chemo. It was a bumpy ride to say the least. Delays in the beginning, no food or water from the night before until about 2 pm, feeling very drugged from the sedation to install a port all meant that Amanda was feeling very sick. This photo of her was taken for Maggie (she gave
Starting Chemo, send prayers
Hello all, today Amanda starts this crazy and tough journey with chemotherapy. It’s going to be pretty intense as she will be in the hospital for 4 days while she receives 5 different chemo drugs. Please send your prayers or good vibes to her that her body takes it well, and that it starts to kill this cancer
How to use this website
Hello all, Thanks for your interest in helping! Here are four ways to use this site: – If you’re interested in preparing a meal, please visit the “Meal Train” tab in the navigation.– If you’d like to donate money, please see our Ways to Donate area.– Check the Journal for updates on how Amanda is doing on her journey