This is my mom, Stacey. In 2018, when I was 13 years old, she was diagnosed with stage 4 leiomyosarcoma at the age of 46; she has been in active treatment continuously for the past four years. My mom has been on three clinical trials so far and is constantly reading the latest medical research in order to learn more about what new treatment options might be coming. Because LMS is a rare cancer, the research for it doesn't get the same level of funding that more common cancers do, so much less research has been done. It's an aggressive cancer without many good treatment options - the only way to get more and better options is to do more research.
I hope to go into cancer research as a career, because I believe it's the best way to help make a difference for people with cancer. But it isn't the only way to help - cancer research depends on funding, and that's something anyone can help with. Money given to LMSDR directly funds ground-breaking LMS research. I started this Tribute Fund in honor of my mom as a way of doing what I can to help treat or even cure LMS. Thank you for your support!
Our mission is to empower patients with information and support, fund groundbreaking LMS research and provide a bridge between patients and researchers, to collaborate on finding a cure.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Liam O'Loughlin | 03/01/2023 | $51.85 | In honor of Stacey and all who she inspired. | Patricia Falk | 03/01/2023 | $103.39 | Prayer for all those in the research field for a cure. | Peggy Lussier | 03/01/2023 | $50.00 | So sorry on the passing of Stacey Duke. | Katherine Becker | 03/21/2022 | $103.30 | Robert Myers | 02/27/2022 | $20.91 | Phylis White | 02/24/2022 | $103.30 | Mary Jane Bunker | 02/23/2022 | $103.30 | Your positivity and courage is so inspirational. | Anonymous Friend | 02/18/2022 | $250.00 | What a witness in this world. Stacey brings light and life to every room. We were in awe of her always, and now even more. | Carolyn Hillebrand | 02/18/2022 | $51.80 | Anonymous Friend | 02/17/2022 | $250.00 | Kristie Sherrard | 02/17/2022 | $31.20 | So thankful for your life and journey and that we crossed paths briefly almost 30 years ago! Love you! | Bonnie & Dave Hughes | 02/16/2022 | $51.80 | God bless you, Stacey. You're in our prayers. | Anonymous Friend | 02/16/2022 | $20.91 | Anonymous Friend | 02/16/2022 | $103.30 | Jennifer Morgan | 02/16/2022 | $25.00 | Nancy Rhodes | 02/16/2022 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 02/16/2022 | $257.78 | Nancy Paul | 02/16/2022 | $51.80 | Janice Stumpf | 02/16/2022 | $103.30 | Sue D’Alessio | 02/16/2022 | $515.24 | Thank you for this opportunity. Blessings, healing, and hope. | Betsy Foote | 02/16/2022 | $103.30 | Katie & Dave Kerschbaum | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | Much love to you, Stacey! | Jamie and Seth Hartung | 02/15/2022 | $206.28 | Shelley Cichy | 02/15/2022 | $51.80 | Thank you for this opportunity to in some small way contribute to the effort to research and find a cure. Your mom is an incredible person — happy to donate in her honor. | Joyce & David Robbins | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | Xan Morgan | 02/15/2022 | $206.28 | Thank you, Rob for inviting us to be a part of this important work. Love you, your mom, and the whole fam! | Pamela Bennett-Baker | 02/15/2022 | $412.26 | Funding talented researchers is key to fighting LMS. Glad to join the fight! | Deborah Lewis | 02/15/2022 | $51.80 | Thanks for doing this, Rob! Love to you and your lovely mom and the whole family! | Patti Kenney | 02/15/2022 | $51.80 | Thank you for invitation to make this donation to fight cancer and to honor the fight your mom is engaging in with such might. given with love and prayers | Hannah Foster | 02/15/2022 | $51.80 | Anonymous Friend | 02/15/2022 | $227.16 | I’ve known your mom for years now through our long ago knit blogging days. She is one of the most inspiring people I have ever had the pleasure to know! Her positivity, strength and never ending love for life in the face of this fight is nothing short of miraculous. Thank you. | Adam Stern | 02/15/2022 | $104.37 | Megan Johnson | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | In celebration of four years of treatment and survival and for a future filled with hope for life abundant. | Laura Merrill | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | Love and power to Stacey, her family, and all the researchers! | Elspeth and Jake Kursh and Landis | 02/15/2022 | $515.24 | Stacey, we love you. When you married us, you gave us such an amazing gift, and an extraordinary reminder to be kind and loving to each other. It is our enormous pleasure to be loving to you and your family. | Teri Thomas | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | Jessie Spressart | 02/15/2022 | $103.30 | Lots of love to you, Stacey and all the Dukes! | Jack Mullinax | 02/15/2022 | $104.37 | Dear Stacey, you are in my prayers every day. May God continue to bring you peace, comfort and strength for each day. | Kyle and Jane Childress | 02/15/2022 | $26.06 | Michael Kirby | 02/15/2022 | $26.06 | Judy Skeen | 02/15/2022 | $77.55 | Thanks for the invitation. | Sue Ellen Glover | 02/15/2022 | $51.80 | Thank you, Rob, for sharing yourself with all of us. We're grateful to be able to support this research in honor of Stacey and your family. | Kara Finley | 02/15/2022 | $104.37 | Jeanette Halliday | 02/15/2022 | $104.37 | We’re so proud of you. We love you guys so much. | Robbie Stapleton | 02/15/2022 | $208.43 | What a beautiful and loving tribute to your Mom, Rob! | Robbie Stapleton | 02/15/2022 | $208.43 | What a beautiful and loving tribute to your Mom, Rob! | Paul Duke | 02/14/2022 | $51.80 |
| Total | $5,863.31 | ||