Don's Medical Expenses
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My name is Don,
I graduated from the P.V.P.C Fire Academy in May of 2012 and trained at the Phoenix Fire Department. I really don't like talking about myself or asking for help but have recently stumbled upon a situation where I could use a hand from my community.
I have served the Phoenix area for almost three years when I found out that I have Seminoma, a form of cancer. A devastating blow after experiencing the loss of my father two days prior. At the time, I was with my brother making arrangements for my fathers funeral when I started experiencing severe pain in my abdominal region. Something wasn't right... My brother drove me to the emergency room but the pain was growing worst; the paramedics met us half way to take me to the E.R.
I was admitted for three days when they informed me they had found a baseball sized mass in my lower abdominal region. I have recently under gone surgery at Mayo Clinic, where my insurance will cover up to 50% the procedure. The operation alone is $60,000.00 and the doctors are getting ready to put me through chemo. At this point, I am unable to work and my insurance can only do so much.
Before cancer, I was testing and interviewing with departments across the Phoenix valley and because of my state was unable to interview due to the inability to take a physical fitness test. A job that I had waited a year and a half to just get my foot in the door.... In the near future, I hope to have overcome the obstacles that lay ahead; re-join the fire department and support my mom and family as we mourn the loss of my father
Any and all contributions will help. Thank you so much.
I graduated from the P.V.P.C Fire Academy in May of 2012 and trained at the Phoenix Fire Department. I really don't like talking about myself or asking for help but have recently stumbled upon a situation where I could use a hand from my community.
I have served the Phoenix area for almost three years when I found out that I have Seminoma, a form of cancer. A devastating blow after experiencing the loss of my father two days prior. At the time, I was with my brother making arrangements for my fathers funeral when I started experiencing severe pain in my abdominal region. Something wasn't right... My brother drove me to the emergency room but the pain was growing worst; the paramedics met us half way to take me to the E.R.
I was admitted for three days when they informed me they had found a baseball sized mass in my lower abdominal region. I have recently under gone surgery at Mayo Clinic, where my insurance will cover up to 50% the procedure. The operation alone is $60,000.00 and the doctors are getting ready to put me through chemo. At this point, I am unable to work and my insurance can only do so much.
Before cancer, I was testing and interviewing with departments across the Phoenix valley and because of my state was unable to interview due to the inability to take a physical fitness test. A job that I had waited a year and a half to just get my foot in the door.... In the near future, I hope to have overcome the obstacles that lay ahead; re-join the fire department and support my mom and family as we mourn the loss of my father
Any and all contributions will help. Thank you so much.
Organizer
Don Domke
Organizer
Phoenix, AZ
