Cassidy Zyskowski died on Sept. 10 after a long struggle with breast cancer, leaving behind her 9-year-old son, Hunter.
Her aunt, Stacey Zyskowski, has started a GoFundMe drive to raise money for “funeral costs, medical expenses, and the trip that Cassidy was trying to do for her son, Hunter, before cancer took her away.”
As of Tuesday evening, the GoFundMe drive — titled “Help Fulfill Cassidy's Dream for Hunter” — had reached 60 percent of its $20,000 goal with 113 contributions totaling $11,935. https://gofund.me/7013f6b06
“Cassidy poured her heart into everything she did,” her family wrote in her obituary. “She built a small business with passion and talent, crafting stunning suncatchers that now hang in homes near and far, casting rainbows just as bright and colorful as her spirit.”
“There are no words to describe the pain that Cassidy’s family and friends are going through,” her aunt wrote in her GoFundMe post, “knowing that she will no longer be here especially to see her son grow up.
“Cassidy planned a trip for her and Hunter last October because their favorite holiday is Halloween. They were going to go to Disney in Florida during the Halloween season.
“Unfortunately, in August 2024, Cassidy learned that the cancer had spread to her brain, and she would have to go through radiation and chemo treatments that would make her very sick and weak. She had to cancel the trip and never got the chance to take Hunter because her cancer only got worse.”