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Why cancer! Why!

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This thing just seems to have no end in its path of destruction. As of right now I am living(which is pretty awesome), but I'm also living with stage 4 Burkitts Leukemia.

My stomach began to hurt so much somewhere in February and kept on hurting for about a month until I went to get it checked out. Then bam! I was sent to the hospital which was where I got hit with the terrible news. To kill my cancer I have and also still am going through some intense chemotherapy. A total of 8 rounds is what the doc planned out for me, currently I'm in the middle. It sucks to basically live at the hospital, get hooked up to a machine, take on so much pain, pop an absurd amount of pills down the hatch, and be limited from doing so many things. What sucks the most is the thought of medical expenses. I don't know the exact amount of dollars that could save my life. But I do know that it can't be cheap.
I'm 17 and my name is Ateat. I like to watch movies, play/watch football, listen/play music cook, take photos, draw, use new technology, and explore. Also am a big fan of the Green Bay Packers and Batman. School has always been my top priority. Education to me is such a huge tool and when many get the opportunity why would anybody waste it. I'm one to think a lot, mostly about the future. It would be nice to go on to do cool things in life, but that isn't in my hands. I have dreams of going to college and being successful, starting a family to be an amazing father since I never really had one of that caliber. I don't think of myself as anything special, I'm just me. Half of the reason for why I'm on here is to pay off my medical expenses and the other half is for my mom.

My mother grew up poor, still believes she's poor. Traveled from Laos to Wisconsin for something better. What she got was a couple more bucks, a divorce, and four kids. She manages to raise four kids all by herself. I can always see the stress trapped inside. She fights continuously just so her kids can have a decent life. She always puts others before herself. It's so difficult to imagine how she does it but I've seen her succeed. Every month she struggles to keep the house, because she believes food always needs to be on the table first. There has been a ton of days missed at work only to take care of me. I want her to go but some days are worst than others. It seems like so many things keep piling up almost ready to fall.

It would be such an amazing sight to see my mom relieved. With some thoughts and prayers, I know we can get through it. With some donations, I know this cancer achieved good rather than the bad, I know everything will all be fine.
Thanks for listening. Please help out, any amount would be nice.





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