{"id":2315,"date":"2025-09-11T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadesofpinkfoundationca.org\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:13:07","slug":"women-weve-helped-silvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shadesofpinkfoundationca.org\/en\/2025\/09\/11\/women-weve-helped-silvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Women We\u2019ve Helped \u2013 Silvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"333\"><strong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"142\">Grant Recipient:<\/strong> Silvia<br data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"152\" \/><strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"166\">Diagnosis:<\/strong> Stage IIIDC, Breast Cancer<br data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"196\" \/><strong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"210\">Treatment:<\/strong> Oral Damo (started 8\/19\/25); Lupan IM \/ Femara (planned); Surgery pending<br data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"287\" \/><strong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"306\">Grant Used For:<\/strong> Vons and Arco Gift Cards<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"362\">Trying to Stay Afloat<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"644\">Silvia, 40, from Escondido, is a divorced mother of two. She was recently diagnosed with Stage IIIDC breast cancer and is undergoing active treatment. She works at a seasonal job with limited hours and no paid leave, making it hard to keep up financially while managing her care.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"675\">The Costs Keep Climbing<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"1035\">\u201cBetween medical bills, co-payments, and prescription medication expenses, costs add up quickly,\u201d Silvia explained. \u201cIn addition, the physical toll of cancer has taken over my body. I\u2019ve had to take a leave from work, which has created a loss of income. It\u2019s made it very difficult to keep up with everyday bills, food, and life to provide for my children.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1058\">A Weight Lifted<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1250\">Thanks to SOPFCA\u2019s supporters, Silvia received gift cards to help cover gas and groceries during treatment. \u201cThis financial assistance will lift a major burden from my shoulders,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Recipient: SilviaDiagnosis: Stage IIIDC, Breast CancerTreatment: Oral Damo (started 8\/19\/25); Lupan IM \/ Femara (planned); Surgery pendingGrant Used For: Vons and Arco Gift Cards Trying to Stay Afloat Silvia, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-case-study"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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