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University Students Raise Over $33,000 to Cover Medical Bills for Cafeteria Worker Diagnosed with Cancer
Students at Drake University rallied around a beloved cafeteria worker during her time of need and saw great results.
After finding out about the lunch lady’s cancer diagnosis, students started a GoFundMe to help pay a portion of her medical bills not covered by insurance, raising more than double their goal in just a week.
Marietta Jackson, a Des Moines native, has stage 3 ovarian cancer and has been in and out of the hospital since her diagnosis. Time in the hospital means time away from her job at the Hubbell Dining Hall on the school’s campus. It also means time away from the students she considers her adopted family.
For 15 years, the bubbly Jackson has been like a bonus parent to Drake students, affirming them while school is in session and they are miles away from home.
“They love me. I love them too. They know I’m their mom away from home,” she said in an interview with KCCI.
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Jackson knows many of the students by their names and greets them with a smile from the cashier’s desk.
“She is an amazing woman. She is always so kind. She takes care of us and always makes you feel special,” said Chris Davis, a student.
Her genuine care for them is reciprocated by many of them. Another student named Maggie Bair started a crowdfunding campaign after finding out that behind her cheerful disposition, Jackson was struggling with an ugly disease.
According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, ovarian cancer can be debilitating to women, but it is not a death sentence. Jackson is in stage 3, which has an average five-year survival rate met by 41 percent of the women with the disease. Treatment and general health care are key in fighting this particular cancer, which is why making sure Jackson can afford her care is critical.
In the GoFundMe description, Bair said Jackson was dedicated to her work, balancing the act of cleaning the dining room space and greeting everyone she encounters with a beaming smile.
“Marietta volunteers herself in other areas when help is needed because that’s just the kind of person she is,” the GoFundMe post reads. “But Marietta’s impact goes far beyond the walls of Hubble Dining Hall.”
The GoFundMe was set up on March 21 to help her with the expenses of battling her cancer.
According to Health Cost Helper, treating ovarian cancer can be pricey. Someone without insurance could pay anywhere from $20,000 for treatment or $200,000 for surgery. Typically, treatment is covered by most health insurance, but some plans won’t cover certain drugs or treatments.
In a little over one week, $33,000 was raised for Jackson, double the original goal.
One anonymous donor dropped $2,500 into the pot. Multiple people donated $500, while others gave as little as $15.
Anthony Leto gave because “Marietta has always been a warm and kind face greeting all that enter Hubbell Dining Hall.”
He said, “Her positivity is appreciated, and so hopefully her financial burden will be eased as well as her heart warmed as she receives the good that she has given to others.”
Jeannette Allers, a parent donated to the fund because of her daughter’s feelings for Jackson.
“When I asked her about Marietta her response was ‘Marietta is the best!!!’” she wrote, before wishing her “strength and courage” as she fights for her health.
With all the attention Jackson has received, she says she is incredibly grateful. She said she can’t find the words to express how thankful she is.
“I feel their prayers, and I am truly blessed. Thank you so much. I don’t even know how to say thank you. Thank you,” she said with a smile.
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Superstar icon Alicia Keys notably stars in the music video for “Therapy Session/Pelle Coat,” which just premiered. Watch it HERE. The visual features her in emotionally charged and thought-provoking moments alongside Lil Durk. It marks their first collaboration together.
Tense production underlines his reflective rhymes as the accompanying visual explores his relationship with the streets and faith through a series of arresting vignettes. It instantly captivates—like everything he does.
Almost Healed pops off as his most personal, engaging, and enigmatic project to date. Laced with bold bangers and introspective anthems alike, it highlights his undeniable melodies and incisive bars at the forefront. He not only shines solo on the likes of “Never Again,” but he also distinguishes himself as the rare chameleonic force who can collaborate with country superstar Morgan Wallen on “Stand By Me” or the late Juice WRLD on “Cross The Globe.”
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Check out the full tracklisting below.
Fittingly, he set the stage for the project with the single “All My Life” [feat. J. Cole]. Upon arrival, it bowed at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, arriving his first Top 5! It has already reeled in over 80 million worldwide streams and over 20 million YouTube views on the accompanying music video in just under three weeks!
In support of Almost Healed, Durk launches one of the year’s most anticipated jaunts—the Sorry For The Drought Tour. He will be joined by special guests Kodak Black, NLE Choppa, and DD Osama in select cities. Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on July 28 at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa making stops across the U.S. in Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up in Phoenix at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on September 7.
The 2023 tour run comes after his successful ‘The 7220 Tour’ which hit North America in 2022 featuring special guests Doodie Lo & Booka600. Last year, Lil Durk owned the charts with the platinum-certified 7220, which crashed the Billboard 200 as his first #1 debut on the chart and boasted “AHHH HA,” “What Happened To Virgil” [feat. Gunna], and the cross-genre smash “Broadway Girls” [feat. Morgan Wallen].
Get tickets for the Sorry For The Drought Tour at Ticketmaster.com and A
Experience Almost Healed now! It’s Durk’s year…
TRACKLISTING:
1. Therapy Session
2. Pelle Coat
3. All My Life (feat. J. Cole)
4. Never Again
5. Put Em On Ice
6. Big Dawg (feat. Chief Wuk)
7. Never Imagined (feat. Future)
8. Sad Songs
9. Before Fajr
10. War Bout It (feat. 21 Savage)
11. You Got Em
12. Grandson (feat. Kodak Black)
13. 300 Urus
14. Same Side (feat. Rob49)
15. B12
16. At This Point We Stuck
17. Cross The Globe (feat. Juice WRLD)
18. Dru Hill
19. Belt 2 Ass
20. Stand By Me (feat. Morgan Wallen)
21. Moment of Truth
SORRY FOR THE DROUGHT 2023 TOUR DATES:
Fri Jul 28 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater
Sat Jul 29 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre ^&
Sun Jul 30 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Tue Aug 01 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Thu Aug 03 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Fri Aug 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena ^
Sat Aug 05 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Sun Aug 06 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
Tue Aug 08 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Wed Aug 09 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ^
Fri Aug 11 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sun Aug 13 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Tue Aug 15 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Wed Aug 16 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Fri Aug 18 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 19 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Mon Aug 21 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Tue Aug 22 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Wed Aug 23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Fri Aug 25 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sat Aug 26 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena ^&
Tue Aug 29 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Wed Aug 30 – Portland, OR – RV Inn Styles Resort Amphitheater
Fri Sep 01 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Sat Sep 02 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ^&
Wed Sep 06 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
Thu Sep 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
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