Rebecca’s Story

Site created on May 31, 2019

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. 

On May 14, 2019, Mom went to the emergency room in Lake Havasu for shoulder pain and left arm weakness.  Concerned that she may have had a mini stroke, tests were run.  We were completely unprepared  to learn that she had advanced stage metastatic cancer in her lung, brain, bones and throughout her body.  It is difficult to comprehend how quickly the cancer has spread and how destructive it has been.  We transfer her to the University of Chicago and began treatment.    We will keep you update on her fight here.


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August 14, 2019

Journal entry by Michele Rausch —

Mom passed away peacefully this morning.  I sincerely appreciate everyone's support and caring.  I am so incredibly grateful that my mom has such amazing and dedicated friends in her life.  You are all so wonderful and cannot understate how much your caring and generosity meant to both of us.  Love to all of you!!
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