As a mother your worst nightmare is having a sick child. I can't even explain the emotions that our family are going though. Every single one of them. My 33 year old daughter Alyssa has stage 4 cancer. What started as a bunch of doctors misdiagnosing a spot on her breast over the last year or so, has now become an aggressive cancer since March, the cancer will take her one breast, we already know that, but the cancer has spread into the spine, and two ribs. Alyssa is a strong, caring, wonderful, beautiful young mother of a 10 year old son. We are not in anyway giving up, we are waiting on word to head to Boston for a clinical trial that has shown to do very well so far. Her oncologist has high hopes for her to do well. I feel so helpless, as her mother I should be able to fix this, but I can't, I can only be by her side through this and offer as much support as I can. Alyssa will be out of work for an undetermined amount or time. Her wonderful co-workers at Ferguson gave her a good head start on covering her bills for couple of months but this is now looking like a longer fight then we expected. If you can't donate, can you please pray that my baby girl gets to stay here for a long long time.
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March 18, 2026
Debra Acompora
February 19, 2026
Debra Acompora
Hi everyone, we have seen the doctor. Scans show a compression fracture in her spine, and a healing fracture of the rib. The scans show that the lesion on the spine has shrunk a little bit. It shows multiple spots but they are spots of healing bone that she thinks didn't show the last time and because the chemo is healing her, the spots show more now, we will know more during this phase as the scans will be more often. Her breast tumor is smaller and the affected lymph nodes are smaller in size. Second round will be a little tougher on her body but the doctor is hopeful, we are all trying to stay positive and beat this thing! Many thanks for the prayers so far but please keep them coming. She is gonna need them this phase ❤️
February 18, 2026
Debra Acompora
Good morning, I just wanted to post that today is the big day. We leave for a two day Boston trip for lots of testing/scans and the second phase of treatment starts tomorrow. Please pray for patience, good vibes/prayers, and that we get some wonderful news from these scans. As always thank you, thank you, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕
January 25, 2026
Debra Acompora
Good evening I just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that there isn't much to update on yet. Alyssa is still handling treatment well, she has a few weeks left on phase one of treatment and then phase two starts on Feb 19th. We will be in Boston for the 18th and 19th for body scans and testing to see how the treatment is progressing. Then onto the next phase . Continued prayers of course are always welcome and also we will be planning an in person event for March 2026 to try to raise some more money for Alyssa as funds are running low and the bills keep coming. So keep an eye out for that. Would love to see everyone come out for that. Take care and hope everyone's New Year is blessed so far ❤️
December 20, 2025
Debra Acompora
Good morning, I haven't posted any updates because there isn't too much to report but the bills are still coming in. Alyssa is holding her own, she has completed 4 treatments, number 5 will be this Monday. We know that she has a long, long road ahead but so far she is doing ok, she is tired some days, she is grumpy some days, but all in all she is trying her best to stay on top of the side effects. We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and truly remembers the reason for this season. It means so much more to us this year and honestly it shouldn't have taken an illness to make us more grateful for time ❤️ peace and love to all this season and into the New Year for you all ❤️
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As a mother your worst nightmare is having a sick child. I can't even explain the emotions that our family are going though. Every single one of them. My 33 year old daughter Alyssa has stage 4 cancer. What started as a bunch of doctors misdiagnosing a spot on her breast over the last year or so, has now become an aggressive cancer since March, the cancer will take her one breast, we already know that, but the cancer has spread into the spine, and two ribs. Alyssa is a strong, caring, wonderful, beautiful young mother of a 10 year old son. We are not in anyway giving up, we are waiting on word to head to Boston for a clinical trial that has shown to do very well so far. Her oncologist has high hopes for her to do well. I feel so helpless, as her mother I should be able to fix this, but I can't, I can only be by her side through this and offer as much support as I can. Alyssa will be out of work for an undetermined amount or time. Her wonderful co-workers at Ferguson gave her a good head start on covering her bills for couple of months but this is now looking like a longer fight then we expected. If you can't donate, can you please pray that my baby girl gets to stay here for a long long time.
Fundraiser Updates (5)
March 18, 2026
Debra Acompora
February 19, 2026
Debra Acompora
Hi everyone, we have seen the doctor. Scans show a compression fracture in her spine, and a healing fracture of the rib. The scans show that the lesion on the spine has shrunk a little bit. It shows multiple spots but they are spots of healing bone that she thinks didn't show the last time and because the chemo is healing her, the spots show more now, we will know more during this phase as the scans will be more often. Her breast tumor is smaller and the affected lymph nodes are smaller in size. Second round will be a little tougher on her body but the doctor is hopeful, we are all trying to stay positive and beat this thing! Many thanks for the prayers so far but please keep them coming. She is gonna need them this phase ❤️
February 18, 2026
Debra Acompora
Good morning, I just wanted to post that today is the big day. We leave for a two day Boston trip for lots of testing/scans and the second phase of treatment starts tomorrow. Please pray for patience, good vibes/prayers, and that we get some wonderful news from these scans. As always thank you, thank you, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕
January 25, 2026
Debra Acompora
Good evening I just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that there isn't much to update on yet. Alyssa is still handling treatment well, she has a few weeks left on phase one of treatment and then phase two starts on Feb 19th. We will be in Boston for the 18th and 19th for body scans and testing to see how the treatment is progressing. Then onto the next phase . Continued prayers of course are always welcome and also we will be planning an in person event for March 2026 to try to raise some more money for Alyssa as funds are running low and the bills keep coming. So keep an eye out for that. Would love to see everyone come out for that. Take care and hope everyone's New Year is blessed so far ❤️
December 20, 2025
Debra Acompora
Good morning, I haven't posted any updates because there isn't too much to report but the bills are still coming in. Alyssa is holding her own, she has completed 4 treatments, number 5 will be this Monday. We know that she has a long, long road ahead but so far she is doing ok, she is tired some days, she is grumpy some days, but all in all she is trying her best to stay on top of the side effects. We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and truly remembers the reason for this season. It means so much more to us this year and honestly it shouldn't have taken an illness to make us more grateful for time ❤️ peace and love to all this season and into the New Year for you all ❤️
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