Hello, my name is Kelly Anderson. I have created this fundraiser for Matt and Beth Overman, who happen to be our good friends and neighbors. As many of you know, Matt and Beth are two of the kindest, most hardworking, and giving people you would ever meet. As some of you might not know, at this time, Matt, Beth, and their family are facing one of the toughest challenges of their lives. They could use some help, therefore, that is the purpose of this GiveSendGo. I am asking that you please consider helping in any way you can by giving, sharing, and praying.....whatever you can do is appreciated, and no amount of gift is too small! Please read below for a summary of what Beth and her family is facing:
In March 2026, Beth started having back pain the led to an MRI, where a lesion was discovered on her spine. After two failed biopsies, it was decided to wait on any treatment until more could be done to find out exactly what the lesion was. On September 8th, Beth had reached the point of barely being able to walk due to the excruciating back pain she was experiencing. At that point, her neurosurgeon referred her to Ohio State University and advised her to get to their ER for an urgent evaluation. A new MRI was completed and showed that the lesion had grown significantly and now required surgery. In fact, Beth was advised that the lesion seemed to have eaten away at her L4 vertebra and the physician at OSU advised it was too dangerous for her to return home and that she needed to stay at OSU until a surgery could be scheduled. On September 16th, Beth had a 14 hour surgery. This surgery revealed that the lesion of concern was actually a tumor called a "plasmacytoma", which is a form of cancer that can eventually become multiple myeloma. This extensive surgery was completed to remove the tumor, place bone cement in the cavity of the L4 vertebra, and to fuse her L5 vertebra to her pelvis using 4 rods and screws. After surgery, Beth was admitted to Dodd Hall for 2 1/2 weeks of therapy, helping her to relearn how to walk. She was discharged home on October 9th.
On October 15th, Beth went to Coldwater ER due to having a high fever and noting that she was having drainage from her healing wound. From there, she was sent back to OSU, where she was re-admitted with a severe wound infection. Doctors did surgery that night to re-open and clean out the wound. Beth would go on to have 4 surgeries over the next two weeks to wash out her wound. After multiple samples were taken and evaluated, wound cultures finally came back clear, so on November 3rd, surgeons completed closure of the wound. Beth is now on severe restrictions to keep the wound closed, thereby giving it the best opportunity to heal without further infection. Additionally, with the type of cancer found, after her wound heals completely, Beth will need to have radiation treatments to ensure all of the tumor is gone. This process of radiation treatments will be administered over at least a 5 week course.
Beth is a special education teacher a Parkway Schools. This fight with cancer will cause her to deplete all her sick leave and FMLA a some point in mid-December. This will lead to Matt and Beth having to pay her full insurance cost out of pocket on a monthly basis. Additionally, at this point, Beth will no longer be receiving sick leave pay from the school. Matt and Beth have two sons that are Type 1 Diabetics as well, so going without medical insurance is just not an option for this family.
As I stated earlier, Matt and Beth clearly could use some help and would benefit from your prayers and any assistance you could provide during this difficult time. Please know that all donations are sent directly to the Overmans from this GiveSendGo fundraiser to help support them in this time of need.
Thanks for your consideration,
Kelly Anderson
