Tina Agudelo of Feeding Hills is suffering from multiple sclerosis and was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, all while caring for five children. Now the community is stepping in to help.

Since being diagnosed with MS in 2007 and recently with a brain tumor, Tina Agudelo has cut her hours at her job by working only one day a week.

She said her medical bills are piling up, and her husband's job is not cutting it.

"We just can't keep up. It's bills after bills, " Agudelo said.

Stress is something Tina cannot afford to have to battle too. Her doctors said her brain tumor is located near her sinus, which could make surgery tricky.

So right now, she is playing the waiting game and trying to be stress free.

"It's hard because I really don't have anything to lower my stress. It is nonstop with the kids. It's tough, " Agudelo said.

So her sister Rachelle Manewich is organizing a benefit to help relieve as much stress as possible. This weekend at the Ludlow Fish and Game Club, family and friends will gather to help raise money for Tina and her family.

"If she's not in a good place with her stress then you can never heal if you are totally stressed out, " Manewich said.

For Agudelo, it is just what the doctor ordered.

"It's so great to know people care, finally some relief, " she said.

The benefit is Saturday, Sept. 12, starting at 6 p.m. It is being held at the Ludlow Fish and Game Club on Sportsman Road in Ludlow. There will be food, entertainment, raffles and more. Tickets are $20.

Those who cannot attend the event but still want to help out, can send checks to the Krystina Agudelo Fund, care of Rachelle Manewich, 98 Tilley St., Ludlow, MA, 01056.