While at the hospital for shoulder surgery in May 2022, Erika Diarte-Carr, 33, learned she has Stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma, a rare form of cancer, she explained on GoFundMe. The young mom began treatment for the cancer but was dealt another blow in January, when she was diagnosed with Cushing Syndrome.

A Utah mother battling a rare terminal cancer planned her funeral after being diagnosed with three months to live. In her GoFundMe campaign, Erika Diarte-Carr, 30, revealed that she’s been struggling with Stage 4 small-cell lung carcinoma for the past two years,

A Utah woman is planning her own funeral after being told she only has three months left to live. Erika Diarte-Carr, who is in her 30s, was at the hospital for shoulder surgery in May 2022 when she learned she has Stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma.