Support Jaime Loeffler-Mayes fight against Cancer

05/11/2018

Fundraiser at Genos on Wednesday November 14th 2018 5-10pm. Genos will donate 20% of sales. There will be auctions and raffles. If you would like to donate items please contact Holly at 503-793-7317.
Please share the details about the fundraiser.
gofundme.com/support4jaime2017
We have not updated everyone in a while. The following is a summary of the past 10 months.
Since Jaime was diagnosed with Metastatic breast Cancer in her liver and bones in September of 2017 she has had radiation, and 4 different chemo therapy drug combinations. The 1st and 2nd treatments did not get the job done and the cancer was progressing so they switched to a 3rd type of Chemo in February of 2018. This chemo kept the cancer at a stand still. Jaime's daily life has been difficult. She battles with extreme pain in her back, hips, and knees. She has had many chemo side effects including nausea, vomiting, muscle atrophy, hot flashes, insomnia, balance issues, restless leg syndrome, neuropathy in her hands and many more. Jaime has kept a great attitude. She has always been confident that this was temporary and she just needed to tough it out long enough from the chemo to do it’s job. There have been weeks where Jaime was going into the DR everyday to try to get her side effects under control and some weeks when she is feeling ok. She has had numerous blood transfusions and IV fluids. On August 8th 2018 we found out that the cancer was progressing again. She immediately started a new kind of chemotherapy, Doxil. She had her 3rd round of Doxil last month. On Oct 29th we met with one of the top breast cancer DRs in the Northwest. She decided it would be best to put the chemo on a hold until Jaime could get CT and bone scans to assess how effective it is. Jaime has an appointment tomorrow morning to discuss the scan results and a new treatment plan.
Jaime has not been able to work in over a year now and she will not be returning to work. The fundraiser at Genos will be a huge help for her. Please share the info about the fundraiser so we can raise money to help reduce the financial stress on Jaime and Erin.
- Holly 503-793-7317

08/12/2017

If anyone has auction or raffle items for the fundraiser this Sunday please call or text Holly at 503-793-7317.
Thank you!

02/11/2017

We will be hosting a raffle and auction at Geno's Bar & Grill on Thursday November 9th from 5 to 10pm.
100% of all raffle, auction, and donations will go to Jaime Loeffler-Mayes.
Genos will be donating 20% of food and beverage sales to Jaime.
We still need more auction/raffle items. Please contact Holly 503-793-7317 if you have any.

A HUGE thank you to Bandits Bar & Grill and everyone who came out to support Jaime last night!

An update on Jaime:
Jaime has completed her 10 rounds of radiation and 3 rounds of Chemotherapy.

She had a liver biopsy last week to determine the characteristics of the liver cancer. During the liver biopsy the surgeon punctured a hole in her lung causing it to collapse. She had to spend 3 days in the hospital with a chest tube in to drain fluids and get air back into the lung. She was released from the hospital last Saturday and is recovering at home. It will be weeks before the lung is back to 100%.

As for her cancer treatments:
We met with her DR on Monday and her new treatment plan is as follow:
An additional 5 - 6 cycles of chemotherapy.
(1 cycle is 4 weeks. 3 weeks of chemo and 1 week off)
In about 7 weeks they will do more testing to see how the cancer is responding to the aggressive treatments. With results from that test we will know what treatments are next regarding continued Chemotherapy or trials.

Jaime is very sick and in a lot of pain. They have been struggling to keep her blood counts where they need to be which is putting added stress on her body.

Jaime has expressed many times how much she appreciates everyone's love and support. She is sorry if she has not gotten back to your messages or calls. She is a bit overwhelmed by it all.

Thank you very much!

18/10/2017

Jaime was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer (Stage 4) on September 20, 2017.
(Jaime's friends & family have created this gofund me for her.)

This is Jaime’s 2nd battle with cancer in December of 2015. She was diagnosed with a triple negative breast cancer. She went through 8 rounds of chemo, a double mastectomy, many rounds of radiations, and had several lymph nodes removed. The doctors believed Jaime to be cancer free in August 2016.

The cancer has come back and is more aggressive than ever. The metastatic cancer is not curable. Jaime will fight this for the rest of her life. The metastatic breast cancer has spread to several places. Through many tests and procedures lately, they have determined that there are cancer lesions on the top of her spine, mid spine, low spine, right hip, pelvic bone, and several places in her liver. Jaime is in extreme pain. The tumors are putting too much pressure on her bones which is causing them to weaken and fracture. She is also having muscle spasms, nerve pain, and nausea. Everyday tasks are very difficult for Jaime to complete. She is unable to work. Her return to work is unknown.

This is the hardest time in Jaime’s life and she needs the love, support, and prayers of her friends & family more than ever. It is very important that we help Jaime focus all of her energy on keeping her mind and body strong. This is not the time for her to worry about financial burdens. All money raised will go to support her everyday needs and medical expenses as she fights this battle. Insurance has been covering the majority of the medical expenses. We are having a difficult time getting them to cover the prescriptions. Insurance will not cover trials or alternative medicines. We will need to start raising money for these as well.

Her current treatment plan is as follows:
- 12 weeks of Chemotherapy (Currently in week 3)
- 10 treatments of radiation over 2 weeks (treatment #4 was today)
- Blood transfusions (treatment #1 was today)
- Bone strengthening medicine (treatment #1 today)
- With positive results from the chemo and radiation, she will be able to start a trial in 9 weeks.

It is incredibly important that Jaime stays positive and keeps her body healthy enough to be a candidate for the trail. Jaime has changed her diet to a large amount of protein, fruits & veggies, and complex carbs (No Processed foods). We have set up a meal train for her. Hoping to provide 3 dinners per week or easy frozen meals that could be cooked in a crock pot or oven.

The link to Jaime's meal train:
https://mealtrain.com/z9m78y

Any donations are greatly appreciated. Donations can be made through gofundme, cash, checks, meals, grocery store giftcards, ect.

We will be doing a couple fundraising events to raise money for Jaime. If anyone has any items they would like to donate for Auction, please contact Holly at 503-793-7317. You can also mail or drop them off at 1055 SE 223rd Ave Gresham, OR 97030.

If you would like to contact Jaime or us please do so by email. JaimeLoeffler@gmail.com

We will continue to update you on her treatments and progress.
Please share this link as much as you can.
Thank you!

https://www.gofundme.com/support4jaime2017

Jaime was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer (Stage 4) on September 20, 2017. (Jaime's friends & family have created this gofund me for her.) This is Jaime’s 2nd battle with cancer in December of 2015. She was diagnosed with a triple negative breast cancer. She went through 8 rounds of ch...

23/03/2015

03/02/2015

UPDATE :
Jaime is still fighting her battle against Cancer! She has completed 3 of her 8 rounds of chemotherapy. This past week has been very hard. She has been experiencing some intense side effects of chemo. Hair loss, nausea, bone & joint pain, and a very low immune system. Jaime having a run down immune system has caused her to get several infections this past week. She spent 4 nights in ICU at Mt hood Legacy. They treated her with several antibiotics and kept her in isolation to not be exposed to any other illnesses. She came home yesterday. She is feeling much better.
Jaime has kept very high spirits through this. She is staying positive. All of the love and Support is GREATLY appreciated.
The Doctors told Jaime she will not being able to work. She will now be relying on the support from others.
Please donate or share to help support our girl, Jaime Loeffler-Mayes. Thank you to all who have helped so far, Jaime is very grateful and much appreciated!!!
Lots of Love,
Holly, Sarah, Katey, Bri, & Ang
http://www.gofundme.com/Support4Jaime

I’m writing this in hopes that we can all band together to help a friend in need. On December 5th 2014, Jaime, age 30, received the news that she has breast cancer. Her diagnosis is poorly differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma. Jaime is a bartender at Genos in Gresham. She is at the sta...

19/12/2014

On December 5th 2014, Jaime, age 30, received the news that she has breast cancer. Her diagnosis is poorly differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma.

Jaime is a bartender at Genos in Gresham. She is at the start of the long road of treatments and surgeries that she will receive before she is cancer free.

She will be starting Chemotherapy at Mt. hood Medical Center on Wednesday Decemember 24th. Jaime will soon not be able to work. She will continue to work for as long as she can, but will need help with the financial hardship this diagnosis will create for her. Donations will be used for medical bills, perscriptions, food and housing. This will make it possible for her to concentrate on getting well.

Jaime's treatment plan is as follows:
December 23rd- Surgery to get port placed in her Chest.
December 24th- 1st Chemotherapy treatment.
She will have 8 chemo treatments. One treatment every 2 weeks for 16 weeks.
After Chemo Jaime will have a double masectomy and reconstructive surgery.

Jaime is still undergoing many tests to determine the full diagnosis of her cancer. We do know now that the type of cancer Jaime has is very aggresive.

Her Doctors are treated her cancer aggressively. Jaime's Chemotherapy treatment is very strong. It will be very difficult for her to work during her treatment

Any donations will be a huge help. It is very difficult to ask for help in a time of need. We hope to make this process as easy on her as cancer can be. She needs all the love and support we can give her. Please keep her in your thoughts.

We will be doing a couple fundraising events to raise money for Jaime. If anyone has any items they would like to donate for Auction. please contact Holly at 503-793-7317. You can also mail or drop them off at 1055 SE 223rd Ave Gresham, OR 97030.

If you would like to contact Jaime or us please do so by email. JaimeLoefflerMayes@gmail.com

We will continue to update you on her treatments and progress.

Please share this link as much as you can.

Thank you!

Angela, Holly, Sara, Bri & Chels

19/12/2014