My dearest friend, Kassia, has months to live due to cancer. I'm raising money and AA 'miles' to go to Norway and see her one more time. | Lots of donation options, including "pay in 4" - see below.
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For 11 years, Kass has been the most important person in my life, the person I share everything with - almost more like a partner, than just a "friend". We have stayed very close despite her moving to Norway and I to Mississippi.
Kass was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma in October 2023. In October 2024, her doctors stopped treatment - having tried all of their options without success - and gave her roughly 6 months to live.
My heart is breaking. Recently, Kass is exhausted, in pain, and on strong medication most of the time. She makes the effort to at least say hi every day, but isn't able to text and chat like we used to. I am already grieving that closeness. I would dearly like to be with her again, to hug her - and to tell her, in person, how grateful I am for what we have had.
Cost Breakdown
I hope to visit in early January. I will post an update as I book flights and accommodations.
I will continue to accept donations into February, i.e. when the credit-card bills come in!
The 'Donate' button to the right charges a small fee, but is of course still more-than-welcome!
Or, donate directly using any of these methods. I will manually add your donation to the 'total'.
To "Pay in Four"
To Donate American Airlines Miles
Log in to aa.com and visit this page. Click the 'Transfer' tab. Enter the following information:
Important Notice
If I do not raise enough or if Kassia dies before I am able to visit, I may not be able to refund your donation, as plane/accommodation refunds are usually partial at best. I'll refund what I can, beginning with lower-income donors!
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