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B.C. couple who has raised 58 children turns to community amid cancer diagnosis

Family who raised, fostered and adopted many kids hoping to gain some precious together time to fight cancer
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A small part of the Moore family, with Stacey and Cary in the centre. Cary is holding Maggie, who they91裸聊视频檝e adopted. Their biological daughters, Cassie and and Amara and their adopted son, Billy. (Candace Fast photo)

Stacey and Cary Moore are big on family. Really big.

The Chilliwack couple has raised an impressive 58 children over several decades, between their two biological daughters, Amara and Cassie, foster children, and those they91裸聊视频檝e adopted. It91裸聊视频檚 a jaw-dropping number, and some have been with them longer than others 91裸聊视频 but they can recall every single one of them.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e a busy household,91裸聊视频 Stacey says, as their seven-year-old daughter Maggie zooms around their living room. Maggie is globally delayed and despite her size is developmentally a two-year-old. She was one of their many foster children, and they adopted Maggie soon after she came to them.

But now, that happy, busy lifestyle has been slowed almost to a halt.

Earlier this year, Stacey was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer. Cancer cells have been found in high concentration in her bone marrow, and she91裸聊视频檚 currently undergoing treatment to extend her lifespan.

But it91裸聊视频檚 not a cure.

91裸聊视频淭here is no cure,91裸聊视频 Cary explains. 91裸聊视频淏ut if this is not working, we can try other things.91裸聊视频

She is in chemotherapy treatments these days, and stem cell therapy will happen later this year.

Whatever comes in the next few months, they want to get through it as a family. And that91裸聊视频檚 going to mean Cary stays off work as a flight attendant. It91裸聊视频檚 a change that91裸聊视频檚 going to cut deep into their finances for that loss of income and benefit coverage.

And while initially he didn91裸聊视频檛 want to ask the community for donations, the reality of the level of care needed in their home began to sink in. They are a Level 2 foster care home through the Ministry of Families and Children, with training requirements for themselves and any caregivers they bring in.

91裸聊视频淚n order for us to have any reprieve, it91裸聊视频檚 a challenge,91裸聊视频 Cary says. 91裸聊视频淲e can91裸聊视频檛 just have anyone in here.91裸聊视频

They are also a 91裸聊视频淪afe Baby91裸聊视频 home through the ministry, and have had many babies, and children with special needs, come to stay with them. On average, a child stays about two years. They also spend a lot of time with the families of the children they care for, getting to know and helping with eventual replacing them into their family91裸聊视频檚 home.

91裸聊视频淪ome of them we see still, and some we don91裸聊视频檛,91裸聊视频 he adds. One of their sons, Andrew, died tragically two years ago at age 26.

They have done so much for Chilliwack91裸聊视频檚 children, that their church and family and friends urged them to go along with a GoFundMe fundraiser. Cary has already been off work a lot through their cancer journey.

Stacey91裸聊视频檚 illness started to manifest itself with an intense earache that wouldn91裸聊视频檛 go away 91裸聊视频 even with antibiotics. She says she had been getting giant cold sores, and was feeling more and more ill. Her eardrum finally burst, and she was in excruciating pain. Bedridden with vertigo, the once vibrant mom who could handle anything had to lean against Cary91裸聊视频檚 back to be piggybacked to the bathroom.

When an ENT looked at her, they recall, he said 91裸聊视频榯hat doesn91裸聊视频檛 look right.91裸聊视频

91裸聊视频淭he vertigo was so bad, I could not even stand,91裸聊视频 she says.

It wasn91裸聊视频檛 long before they were whisked into the world of cancer care. They remain hopeful, and as Christians are using their faith for strength and courage.

They are trying to balance their busy life with caring for Stacey as well now. It91裸聊视频檚 not as if they can send their children elsewhere, they say.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 our life,91裸聊视频 Stacey says. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e our kids. You can91裸聊视频檛 bubble wrap everything, you can91裸聊视频檛 put your kids in a Ziploc bag.91裸聊视频

They started fostering in 1990, the same year they married. It was an easy life choice for Cary, who was raised by his parents in a very similar household.

91裸聊视频淚 was already exposed to the need,91裸聊视频 says Cary.

91裸聊视频淚 was very naive,91裸聊视频 Stacey adds. But she knew she had a bigger purpose in life. They go to a missions-minded church, and she has been to places like Africa and Haiti to help communities there.

91裸聊视频淏ut I91裸聊视频檝e always asked myself 91裸聊视频榳hat else should I be doing?91裸聊视频91裸聊视频 she says. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 living my passion, which is giving back to my community.91裸聊视频

In addition to the GoFundMe page, Cary has been keeping a regular blog of their medical updates on a private Facebook page. They are sharing photos, stories, hopes and fears. They91裸聊视频檙e teaching people about multiple myeloma, which isn91裸聊视频檛 genetic and is generally a cancer that older people get.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 only 42,91裸聊视频 Stacey says. 91裸聊视频淚 just feel that I91裸聊视频檓 too young.91裸聊视频

Their GoFundMe account is called. As of Saturday afternoon $14,000 of the $50,000 goal had been raised.

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Jessica Peters

About the Author: Jessica Peters

I began my career in 1999, covering communities across the Fraser Valley ever since.
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