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Jeff Cepuran Medical Support Fund

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Jeff currently has Multiple Myeloma‎ and receiving ongoing treatment for his condition. He is in the final stages of treatment. The medical, travel and hotel expenses are mounting and he only have limited resources to pay these expenses and other expenses. He is going to be hospitalized for two weeks for his stem cell transplant and will have another two weeks of outpatient treatment. He already has a large amount of medical expenses accumulated and expect much more for the next four weeks including 24 hour caregivers during the outpatient part of the treatment for at least two weeks and possibly longer.

Jeff was the caregiver for his wife since 2005 when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Her condition continued to get worse. In 2007 she had surgery for a fractured femur and after her discharge the area was not healing. It was discovered that she had contracted MRSA. A year later in 2008, Jeff's wife started getting letters from the Department of Justice stating that she was a victim of a federal crime, and that funds would be available to her. Marian, Jeff's wife received heparin before surgery that happened to be contaminated. The Justice Department sued the pharmaceutical company and money was placed in the Victims of Federal Crime Fund. They later found out in 2010 that there would be no funds available for Marian because the money was being used for other projects. Marian, by mid-2008 was totally crippled from the rheumatoid because she was on antibiotics for over a year and could not be on her rheumatoid medication during that period. This required caregivers to take care of Jeff's wife while he was not there and while on his flight assignments as an airline pilot.

Because of the extra cost involved Jeff had to start using money from savings and his 401K to offset the additional medical expenses. In 2011 while evaluating a possible left shoulder injury, Jeff's orthopedic discovered a mass on one of his back ribs. This mass was finally determined to be myeloma. Jeff went thru X-ray and chemo treatment and after exhausting his sick and vacation pay again had to use more of his 401K money to pay for expenses. In December 2011, the doctors informed Jeff that the cancer was no longer active and scheduled an evaluation in December 2013.

On September 29, 2012, Jeff's airline was closed down by Delta Airlines and Jeff was now unemployed. Jeff had to hire caregivers to take care of his wife while he was looking for work, especially when he was away on interviews with other airlines. Again, Jeff had to use his 401K money to offset the expenses that were not covered by insurance.

In December 2013, Marian had to be rushed to the Emergency Room for breathing problems, she was addmitted to the hospical on a resprator and a week later was discharged to a skilled nursing facility. While being transfered into her bed the staff dropped Marian and she suffered injury to her left knee. The facility didn't X-ray her injury even after complaints from Jeff and staff until five days later. It was discovered that the femer was shattered above the knee. Marian was taken back to the hospital and the entire femer had to be replaced. Marian's health began to decline after this incident.

After Marian's instance, in July Jeff went to his oncologist and had his evaluation done to determine the state of his cancer. The morning of August 26, 2014, Jeff was asked to come to the nursing facility because his wife would not be able to make a scheduled doctor’s appointment. When Jeff got there he was notified that his wife had passed away. Needless to say Jeff was devastated. That afternoon Jeff went to his scheduled oncologist’s appointment and was notified that he had stage 3 multiple myeloma.

A double whammy.

Jeff has received very little help from his family which do not live close to him. He has been trying to deal with his wife's death and his cancer on his own with some help from members of his church. Insurance only covers so much and there is a lot of out of pocket expenses. Jeff has exhausted all his 401K monies and because of the effects of the cancer and the drugs he is unable to work. He is in constant pain when he walks and the neuropathy pain prevents him from getting any good night sleep and on many occasions has almost fallen asleep while driving. Thus the doctors do not want him driving until after the transplant and his condition has improved.

Jeff will be admitted into Emory Hospital April 28th and will be receiving a chemo treatment that day that will destroy his immune system. On April 30th the doctors will begin the stem cell transplant. He will be in the hospital for at least May 9th, maybe longer. After he is discharged he will be in an outpatient status for at least two weeks either near Emory Hospital in a hotel with a 24 hour caregiver, or at home in Pensacola with a 24 hour caregiver.

It will be quite a few months before Jeff to totally recovered and back to being his normal self.

Any donation would be greatly appreciated.

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    • 8 yrs
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Organizer and beneficiary

Brian Anderson
Organizer
Pensacola, FL
Jeffery Cepuran
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