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 they乌鸦传媒檝e adopted. It乌鸦传媒檚 a jaw-dropping number, and some have been with them longer than others 乌鸦传媒� but they can recall every single one of them.

乌鸦传媒淲e乌鸦传媒檙e a busy household,乌鸦传媒� 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 she乌鸦传媒檚 currently undergoing treatment to extend her lifespan.

But it乌鸦传媒檚 not a cure.

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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 that乌鸦传媒檚 going to mean Cary stays off work as a flight attendant. It乌鸦传媒檚 a change that乌鸦传媒檚 going to cut deep into their finances for that loss of income and benefit coverage.

And while initially he didn乌鸦传媒檛 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.

乌鸦传媒淚n order for us to have any reprieve, it乌鸦传媒檚 a challenge,乌鸦传媒� Cary says. 乌鸦传媒淲e can乌鸦传媒檛 just have anyone in here.乌鸦传媒�

They are also a 乌鸦传媒淪afe Baby乌鸦传媒� 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 family乌鸦传媒檚 home.

乌鸦传媒淪ome of them we see still, and some we don乌鸦传媒檛,乌鸦传媒� he adds. One of their sons, Andrew, died tragically two years ago at age 26.

They have done so much for Chilliwack乌鸦传媒檚 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.

Stacey乌鸦传媒檚 illness started to manifest itself with an intense earache that wouldn乌鸦传媒檛 go away 乌鸦传媒� 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 Cary乌鸦传媒檚 back to be piggybacked to the bathroom.

When an ENT looked at her, they recall, he said 乌鸦传媒榯hat doesn乌鸦传媒檛 look right.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淭he vertigo was so bad, I could not even stand,乌鸦传媒� she says.

It wasn乌鸦传媒檛 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. It乌鸦传媒檚 not as if they can send their children elsewhere, they say.

乌鸦传媒淭hat乌鸦传媒檚 our life,乌鸦传媒� Stacey says. 乌鸦传媒淭hey乌鸦传媒檙e our kids. You can乌鸦传媒檛 bubble wrap everything, you can乌鸦传媒檛 put your kids in a Ziploc bag.乌鸦传媒�

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.

乌鸦传媒淚 was already exposed to the need,乌鸦传媒� says Cary.

乌鸦传媒淚 was very naive,乌鸦传媒� 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.

乌鸦传媒淏ut I乌鸦传媒檝e always asked myself 乌鸦传媒榳hat else should I be doing?乌鸦传媒櫸谘淮�媒� she says. 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 living my passion, which is giving back to my community.乌鸦传媒�

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. They乌鸦传媒檙e teaching people about multiple myeloma, which isn乌鸦传媒檛 genetic and is generally a cancer that older people get.

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

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