Cutchogue mom loses her battle with blood cancer

Elizabeth Toy, 29.

A Cutchogue woman who had been battling Stage IV Hodgkins lymphoma for three years has died, friends said.

Elizabeth Toy passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24 while receiving treatment at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

She was 29.

Ms. Toy was diagnosed in 2010 with Hodgkins lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that erodes the lymphatic system. As the disease progresses it compromises the bodys ability to fight infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.

During her treatment, Ms. Toy remained a dedicated mother to her 11-year-old son, Matthew, friends said.

She fought so hard to be here for him, longtime friend Tanya McDowell said.

In her memory, Ms. McDowell has teamed up with Mattituck restaurant Four Doors Down to hold a fundraiser for Matthew. The money will be deposited into a trust fund he can access to pay for college, Ms. McDowell said.

This will be a nest egg for him, she said. He can use it to start his life.

Matthew is now in the custody of Ms. Toys mother, Ms. McDowell said.

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Cutchogue mom loses her battle with blood cancer