MONICA HARTWIG CANCER BENEFITS

March 10: Sparta Papa Murphy’s will be holding a fundraising event, with $2 from each pizza sold going to Monica’s Benefit Fund.

March 24: Cura Salon will donate 20% of all proceeds to Monica’s Benefit Fund.

April 30 : A large fundraising event at the Sparta Eagle’s Club Saturday, April 30. Benefit starts at 11am, live auction begins at 4 with all proceeds going to the Monica Hartwig Benefit.

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An account has been set up at River Bank in Sparta, for anyone who wishes to donate to the Monica Hartwig Benefit.

 

In January, Monica was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.

After further testing, the doctors found that it had already spread to her kidney and a different type of cancer was found to be in stage 1 on her liver. Initially Monica was told her cancer was terminal but she could live with it with chemotherapy the rest of her life, although the cancer would never be gone. Since that time she has become very jaundiced because her body is not able to rid itself of toxins. Doctors have attempted to place shunts in her liver to release the toxins with no luck. She was able to receive half of a chemotherapy treatment but it had to be discontinued due to an infection that she developed. They are currently attempting radiation therapy. If this doesn’t work they are talking about sending her home and placing her in hospice care.

Since her diagnosis Monica has had almost daily visits to La Crosse as well as three hospitalizations. Monica does not have health insurance and they are quickly amassing large expenses due to travel, medical expenses, and loss of work for both Monica and Bill.

This family needs your help!!!!

Monica has been driving school bus for the Sparta area school district since 2008. During this time she has worked as a Bus Aide, Substitute School Bus Driver, Charter Trip Driver, and currently as a regular School Bus Route Driver. Until this illness was diagnosed, Monica had never missed a day of work.Her positive attitude and beautiful smile have made her very popular with all of the students and faculty, as well as all of her colleagues. Monica & Bill have two teenage boys, one in 8^th grade and the other in 9^th grade. She graduated from UW-La Crosse with a Bachelors Degree in Music Studies and has continued as an active member of the Alumni Band since then.

In addition, Monica has been playing her French Horn with the LaCrosse Concert Band.She spends her free time engaged in her favorite and most important role of all – her family. In addition, Monica is an avid Milwaukee Brewers Fan and has travelled with her family to see the Brewers around the country. Her boys are involved in various different school sports. As a family, they enjoy riding 4 -wheelers and going on trips. She enjoys spending time with her horses and being outdoors.