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Medical Bills

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Last May, Michael was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He underwent surgery in June of 2013 to remove the cancerous thyroid and surrounding tissue. In July, he went through radiation therapy to kill any cells missed during surgery. During this time, Michael had to meet his high insurance deductible and pay for extra fees out of pocket. In addition to the costs incurred, Michael was under the impression he had disability insurance to help with additional medical costs, and went to make a claim. Quickly he found it was not the case. With the mounting medical costs and loss time from work for both him and his wife, this has created undue hardship on the family.

Michael had a follow up visit in October when the doctors noticed another mass. They were not too concerned at the time and were talking of having him go through another round of radiation therapy at the soonest possible time, which was thought to be early February 2014. When he returned, the doctors where concerned about the area in which they found the new lump. There appeared to be 3 more lumps in that area. They proceeded to do biopsies and found that they were cancerous. They immediately scheduled surgery to remove these masses and they took 16 additional lymph nodes that turned out to be cancer. He is scheduled to go in for a full body scan to make sure they got all of it and to make sure the cancer hasn't spread to other places. In the near future, he will undergo more radiation therapy to kill any undetected cells; adding to the insurmountable debt.

The money paid out for the previous surgery and treatments put a burden on the Sullivan's financial situation but with needing this unexpected second surgery and additional treatments has made the situation even more difficult. Not only is it a new year and they have to meet the high deductible again, plus all co-pays; Michael is also out of sick days at work.

This gofundme account is set up to help Michael get through this terrifying situation with as little monetary burden as possible so he can concentrate on healing and beating this cancer. 

Your gift is greatly appreciated and your prayers are coveted.

God Bless!

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Friends of Michael Sullivan
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Murray, NY

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