A terminally ill single mom-of-two set up a GoFundMe page in the hopes of raising $5,000 to cover the expenses of her own funeral and support her children. Nevertheless, her heartbreaking story quickly spread on social media, consequently elevating her fundraiser to over $1 million.
Erika Carr was given three months to live after developing Cushing’s syndrome following a rare terminal cancer diagnosis.
On May 7, 2022, Carr was diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma, a “high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma,” she stated on her GoFundMe.
