Camy Strong

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#CamyStrong! Join me in my battle against brain cancer!

Camryn, known to most as Cam or Camy, started her battle against brain cancer in June 2022. Camy had been having headaches on and off for about 6 months, but on paper she was the most “perfect” little girl. We had so many unanswered questions as to why her headaches were happening. One Sunday morning, I decided to see if the eye doctor had any open appointments, and they did at 3:30 that afternoon. We spent the morning by at the pool, and left dad with her 3 siblings and went off to the doctors office. Little did we know, but that would be our life changing moment. The eye doctor told me that Camy had pressure on her optic nerve, but it was beyond her scope of expertise and we were to call another specialist in the morning. As we were walking through the parking lot, Camy started vomiting. I called my husband, Camy’s dad, and told him to bring me clothes for both of us and a couple necessities because I was taking Camy to Goreyb, and I knew we weren’t going home that night. Her MRI showed a giant mass on the left side of her brain that was bigger than a baseball. Unsure of what was next, we were admitted to the PICU for a week long hospital stay. Camy went in for tumor resection that Wednesday, which was planned to be a 2 hour long surgery. 6 hours later, 5 pints of blood, 65% resection and a whole section of her skull missing, we still didn’t have answers as her tumor was like nothing they had ever seen before. At this moment is when we met Camy’s care team, our Valerie Center family. We were blessed with the most amazing doctors, nurses and child life specialists. We found out in August 2022, that Camy had a tumor called an Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthroastrocytoma, or an APXA. We then had embolization of the blood supply to the tumor and total resection in early October. Although we thought that would be our last hospital stay for a while, two weeks later Camy was rushed into emergency surgery due to hydrocephalus. This hospital stay ended up being over a month long, with 3 EVD surgeries, treatment for MRSA, and ultimately a shunt to control her CSF levels. Unfortunately, due to this set back, Camy was disqualified from the clinical trial she was supposed to start. Luckily, Camy’s oncologist, Dr. Fritz, pushed to get Camy on the same treatment plan. We started proton therapy in December 2022, and finished early February 2023. We began our long chemo journey in March 2023, and are still on that journey as it is 24 cycles minimum, with each cycle being a month long. We just went for our 8th, and hopefully last, brain surgery two weeks ago to have Camy’s skull reconstructed. Despite all of these challenges in her 8 years, she continues to amaze us every day! She is truly our hero, and stronger than I could ever be. Cancer will only be a chapter in our lives and not the whole story, but the Valerie/Goreyb family we have gained throughout our journey will live with us forever. #camystrong - Camy’s Mom

Our Team

ABD ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO $100
- Keep Fighting
AJC Electrical Construction Inc. $100
- Keeping you in all of our prayers
Alex D'Angelo $103
Alice Meyers $52
- prayers rising for Camryn and family.
Amanda Allan $26
- Best wishes Camy!
Amelia Schiff $40
Andres Gracia $129
Andrew Messina $100
Andrew Yetman $25
Anna Ferrari $103
- Best wishes, Camy! You are so strong, you’ve got this! 💛🎗️
Annamarie DiBiase $103
Anonymous $103
Anonymous $129
Anonymous $26
Anonymous $103
Anthony Garofalo $103
Anthony Liberti $26
- Good Luck Camy!
Ashley Sivertsen $124
Barb Risinko $100
Brett Bially $100
Brian Holtzman $100
Britton dePaolo $103
Bruce Myers $129
- Run Brian Run
Bruce Electric Equipment Corp. $258
CHRIS GRAY $103
Camryn Dudek
Chef Andrea $200
Cheryl Calabrese $42
Christopher DeAngelo $103
Clint Quedenfeld OmniCable $103
Colleen Breeman $100
- Sending Much Love & Prayers to Team Camy Strong! XOXO
Cooper Electric $1500
Crissa Sivertsen
Cynthia Ferretti $103
DAVE NACINOVICH $129
Dale Cells $26
- All my best
Debbie Szanto $26
Dennis McCormack $26
Diane M Beresford $52
Donna Genlot $26
Edward Clayton $515
Edwin Ortega $26
Erin Christenson $103
- Camryn, you are always in my prayers! #Camystrong
Evan Ruane $26
Gary Cassidy $26
- Good luck and you got this!
George Lorenzo $129
Gumersell Cashdan, Inc. $100
Highland Valley Supply, Inc. $515
Hudson Electrical Contractors, Inc. $206
Illuminations, Inc $258
JP DelaCuesta $26
Janet Davey $25
Jason Sweeney $26
Javier Plaza $52
Jennifer Crane $40
Jessie MCDONOUGH $50
Joanna Doohley $125
John Barrier $52
Jonathan Cobb $103
Joseph DiStefano $103
Joseph Romano $206
Julie Hill $103
Julio Castellanos $100
Kailey MCDONOUGH $50
Karen Dudas $103
- Sending prayers for all
Katelyn Banks $129
Kenneth Damato $644
- Camy is a little warrior and the strongest kid I have ever known. CAMY STRONG
Kenneth Diglio $83
Kenneth Smith $500
Kevin Cooper $103
Kevin Fink $103
Kevin McGraner $26
Kevin McGraner $42
Kirk Ferrier $515
- You got this Camryn
LaSalle Representatives $103
Larine Fakelman $25
Laura Bonomo $42
Lilly Sciscione $26
Lina Delmonaco $25
Lisa Mason $42
Lisa McMahon $103
Louis Ucci $52
Marsh Brubette $100
Mary Dercole $103
- God Bless Camy 🙏
MaryAnn Pryce $25
- Go TEAM Camy!
Matt McCormack $103
Maureen Liberti $26
- #CamyStrong you’ve got this!
Megan Lucas $42
Michael Cholewin $50
Michael Estrin $103
Mike Finney $103
- Best wishes
Mike Kronert $103
Mike Young $100
Mike and Joanne Yotnakparian $100
Milton Hohn $26
Nancy Furnari $25
Nathan Fisher $125
- GO CAMY!!!
Paul ADAMO $125
- You got this Camryn !
Paul Lawruk $103
Perry Mastrola $206
- Nancy & Perry
Peter Tucker $258
- Remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you appear, and loved more than you know!"
ROBERT TREFFINGER $103
- when the times comes that you need to rest know that god's wings will carry you gently home to heaven where there will be no more pain
Rahway Lodge #1075 $200
Ralph Talarico $129
Ray Hunt $100
Rich Hugelmeyer $100
Rich Smith $103
Rich Zach $100
Rita Mellito $25
Rob Duenas $103
Robert Goldfarb $103
Robert Halper $26
Roy Delgado $309
Roy Gurrieri $500
Ryan McMahon $125
Ryan Tevnan $100
Sandra Schiff $40
Sanjit Gada $26
Scott Douglas $100
Stephen Knobloch $53
- Honored to run for Camy again!
Synergy Electric, Inc $1545
TERRI MCDONOUGH $50
Thomas Putko $100
Thomas Ucci $103
Tiffany Electric, Inc. $103
Timothy Stone $206
Tom Ferrie $103
Toni Singh $100
Trinna Datuin $52
Valentino Montone $100
Virginia Polihrom $25
Virginia Resinger $103
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Washington Elementary School $633
Wojchik Electric $1030
gina anthony $36
- Money from our bingo board!

Our GOAL
$20,000.00

$18,955.00

Our GOAL
$20,000.00

$18,955.00

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