Angela “Big Ang” Raiola‘s fight with cancer has gotten worse.
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The 55-year-old
Mob Wives star is currently hospitalized with stage four cancer, and hasn't been responding to chemo treatments. One of her tumors has also gotten larger.
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Her fight has gotten so bad that her sister,
Janine Detore, started a
GoFundMe page to help cover upcoming treatment costs.
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"Well here we are at the emergency room waiting to see why her breathing is labored and the amount of pain she is having is by far more than she could handle," Janine wrote on the page. "So I suggested cannabis oil as an alternative. This is why I am putting up this GoFundMe to try to help my sister to get this oil to help her at least be pain free. Angela cannot function to work anymore. I'm not sure that it will work but I'm praying."
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Janine hoped to raise $25,000, and has already surpassed her goal by raising over $34,000.
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Star previously spoke to Ang's costars about her cancer diagnosis.
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“She’s going through a lot and we’re there to support her,” Carla Facciolo told Star. “We’re always making sure — ‘how are you doing today’ — we want to keep her spirits up. She is a strong woman. She’s a fighter and we just want to be there to support her.”
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Renee Graziano echoed Carla’s sentiments, saying “this is more serious than a lot of other things that we’ve dealt with [as a cast]. I wish her nothing but health and happiness.”
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“I think this season people always focus on the drama and the fighting but the real MVP of the whole show is Ang cause she’s fighting the toughest fight,” Karen Gravano said. “I’m very proud of her. She has a very strong family unit that’s there to support her.”
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The 55-year-old
Mob Wives star is currently hospitalized with stage four cancer, and hasn't been responding to chemo treatments. One of her tumors has also gotten larger.
Photo credit: Splash News
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Her fight has gotten so bad that her sister,
Janine Detore, started a
GoFundMe page to help cover upcoming treatment costs.
Photo credit: Splash News
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"Well here we are at the emergency room waiting to see why her breathing is labored and the amount of pain she is having is by far more than she could handle," Janine wrote on the page. "So I suggested cannabis oil as an alternative. This is why I am putting up this GoFundMe to try to help my sister to get this oil to help her at least be pain free. Angela cannot function to work anymore. I'm not sure that it will work but I'm praying."
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Janine hoped to raise $25,000, and has already surpassed her goal by raising over $34,000.
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Star previously spoke to Ang's costars about her cancer diagnosis.
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“She’s going through a lot and we’re there to support her,” Carla Facciolo told Star. “We’re always making sure — ‘how are you doing today’ — we want to keep her spirits up. She is a strong woman. She’s a fighter and we just want to be there to support her.”
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Renee Graziano echoed Carla’s sentiments, saying “this is more serious than a lot of other things that we’ve dealt with [as a cast]. I wish her nothing but health and happiness.”
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“I think this season people always focus on the drama and the fighting but the real MVP of the whole show is Ang cause she’s fighting the toughest fight,” Karen Gravano said. “I’m very proud of her. She has a very strong family unit that’s there to support her.”
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