In November, my wife, Angie Jakusz was diagnosed with cancer. She is about to start treatment in early January and will have to take time off work to do so and our insurance does not cover all the costs. The amount of debt we occured in the diagnostic process alone has been overwhelming. We've found ourselves in over $30,000 of debt and this is only the beginning.Born on March 27, 1980 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Angie Jakusz attended Mukwonago High School. She then spent time in San Francisco and New York before moving permanently to New Orleans.You might recognise Angie. She's been your bartender at all of your favorite New Orleans establishments. Currently, Angie is the general manager of the St. Lawrence on N. Peters St in the French Quarter. Not in New Orleans? Maybe you recognise her because Angie was a contestant on SURVIVOR Season 10! ( http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20661/ Angie is an amazing, creative, fearless and all around bad ass woman. She's a painter, designer, seamstress and baker. She'll make you a custom corset, costume or cake! Angie was also a founding member of the New Orleans Noisician Coalition!Angie has a rare form of squamous cell colorectal cancer. With a combined treatment of chemotherapy and radiation, this form of cancer has a 80% success rate amongs patients. While her treatment will be exhuasting and taxing on her body, Angie is a healthy and strong 37 year old woman and we expect her to make a full recovery!It took three months to diagnose Angie's illness. During that time she was without insurance. With all the tests, scans, days off work, and medication her medical expenses piled up quickly. We are looking to raise $30,000 to cover these costs. All of the money raised will go directly towards the bills Angie incured during her diagnosis.Lucky for us, Angie was able to qualify for insurance recently and we will have assistance for the rest of her treatment and recovery. Unfortunately the insurance does not back date the last three months of expenses, and in itself is also very expensive.All of the money collected through this campaign and any of our other fundraisers will go directly to cover Angie's medical bills.On Sunday January 14th, we will be hosting a benefit for Angie at d.b.a. New Orleans! All proceeds from the event will go directly to Angie's medical expenses as well.3-9pm$20 cover includes food by Piece of Meat Butcher & Red's JambalayaLive Music featuring Morning 40 Federation, Happy Talk, Helen Gillet, Greg Schatz and GuestsChris Lane as MCKid FriendlySilent Auction (Thanks to all the local businesses that donated!)50/50Come on by for a great afternoon of fun for a great cause!