A spaghetti feed fundraiser will be held at the Clocktower to benefit a Fairfield woman battling a rare, aggressive cancer known as Leiomyosarcoma.

Jamie Ramirez, 39, works as a massage therapist in Napa but has been on disability for more than a year. In March 2016, she went to the doctor for a hysterectomy due to bad uterus fibroids. After the pathology came back, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer, which had spread to her lungs and adrenal gland.

The news came as a shock to friends and family of Ramirez, who has made her living help others heal.

“She’s the type of person that when you meet her, she makes you really feel special,” Kindred Kohler-Ables, a friend of Ramirez’s for more than 10 years, said, “like you could do no wrong in her eyes.”

Kohler-Ables also described Ramirez as a very nurturing and lovable person who accepts anyone who comes into her life.

“She doesn’t judge you, and she fully supports you,” she said. “If I make any kind of mistake, she’s the first person I call because I know she’ll have my back.”

Ramirez experienced a more drastic turn in April when a doctor announced that she had a four-centimeter mass, which grew to 23 centimeters by July. She has had 25 rounds of radiation and four different types of chemotherapy but was told by a doctor that if the chemo did not work, she would only have two months to live. That prognosis is now one month.

Kohler-Ables said that Ramirez was strong throughout much of the ordeal but that her attitude changed with the latest discovery.

“I could tell with this last hit, where it’s grown back severely, that she’s starting to really lose hope,” she said.

However, with all the support she had gotten, Kohler-Ables said she had gotten a lot stronger and more positive.

“Emotionally, she’s scared, but she’s wanting to fight until the end,” she said. “Physically, she’s good. She gets tired easily, but she can still run around.”

Ramirez continues to remain active, having recently gotten back from Disneyland and is planning to go to a baseball game soon. She also has made changes to her diet and has researched alternative treatments. Ramirez eventually came across a facility called New Hope Unlimited, which originated out of Scottsdale, Ariz. but recently relocated to San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico to utilize additional cancer treatment options. New Hope has a staff of 16 doctors and a full staff of registered nurses who aim to provide a comforting atmosphere and personal approach.

Ramirez felt the facility could save her life. However, the cost is $30,000, and due to New Hope being considered alternative medicine, her medical insurance would not cover it. Her friends decided to help her out with a GoFundMe page, operated by Ramirez’s good friend Michelle Norton. At press time, more than $10,500 has been raised.

Additionally, a fundraiser will be held at the Clocktower on Aug. 13 with the proceeds going to help raise money for the $30,000. The event will feature a $10 pasta plate, an auction and raffle, face painting, music by Benicia rapper Jack Nastie and more.

Kohler-Ables said that Ramirez’s circle of friends is planning other small fundraisers in the near future, including getting a groomer to groom dogs with the proceeds going to Ramirez.

“We’re trying to figure it all out,” Kohler-Ables said. “It’s just very time sensitive.”

Nonetheless, Ramirez’s friends are working to make sure she gets the funding she needs.

“She’s really given people the courage to walk through stuff,” Kohler-Ables said. “Now it’s time for all of us to do that for her.”

The fundraiser will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 at the Clocktower, located at 1189 Washington St. To learn more about Ramirez’s campaign and help donate, go to https://www.gofundme.com/save-jamies-life.