Mom Struggles to Get Son’s Cancer Treated Amid Pandemic, Insurance Problems

Mom Struggles to Get Son’s Cancer Treated Amid Pandemic, Insurance Problems
Daniel Onofre, 10, of Anaheim, Calif., is battling cancer as his family struggles to help him amid various challenges, including pandemic-related hardships. Courtesy of Wendy Onofre
Brad Jones
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After living week-to-week in the cheapest hotel she could find, Wendy Onofre, 27, was relieved to find a two-bedroom apartment in Anaheim, California, where she now resides with her fiancé, Davi Johnson, 26, their newborn son, and her five other children.

The family hit a rough patch, having lost their jobs amid the pandemic cutbacks and struggling to care for their children all out of school. They were happy to find some stable footing again. But her happiness was fleeting.