My Name is Marie, and this is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write.

My husband, Keith, the rock of our home and the father of our 9-year-old son Elijah, has been diagnosed with aggressive invasive bladder cancer. This past year has changed our family's life in ways we never imagined.

How It Began

Our journey started about a year and a half ago when God started to speak to us about restructuring our lives and making us more spiritually minded. We began to seek the Lord for our future and asking him what he would have us do. God started leading us into a deeper relationship and commitment to his word and prayer. During this time, my husband started to have health concerns. He was diagnosed with diabetes. We are so grateful that the doctor was able to get it under control, and he is no longer diabetic. At the same time, my husband was noticing that there was a lot of blood in his urine. We made many doctor visits which lead to being misdiagnosed, they treated my husband for kidney stones, urinary tract infection, everything but the underlying problem.

One day, my husband told me that the felt that his immune system has been compromised, he felt like he was constantly getting sick. So, we sought out a 2nd and even a 3rd opinion to get to the bottom of what was going on. Then God directed us to the right doctor that made the right decision to have my husband get a CT scan.

The CT scan revealed our worst nightmare; there was a tumor in my husband bladder.

The news hit us like a ton of bricks, fear began to grip my heart, for several weeks I felt numb, I felt in shock, I had feelings of being lost and not knowing what to do, fear of losing my husband, a father to my 9 years old child Elijah. All of a sudden, our lives shifted from working hard to making more and more visits to the hospital.

We found ourselves being redirected to Urology Specialists, a surgery date was scheduled to have the tumor removed, the tumor was estimated to be 2-3 cm in size. Finally, on Wednesday October 8th, 2025, the tumor was removed. After surgery the doctor informed us that the tumor was much larger than what they anticipated, the tumor had grown into the bladder wall. They said my husband had an invasive and aggressive type of cancer in the bladder wall and beyond.

Surgery went well, doctors, nurses and staff did a great job, God was present. Everything seemed to be going well until Saturday October 17th, 2025, my husband started running fever. We made it through Sunday, attended the service in church and later that evening the Life Group (bible study) we are part of. As the night went, my husband became more and more sick. We finally got home, checked his temperature then took him immediately to ER where he was admitted for 3 days. Doctors ran tests after tests and came to find out that he had 3 infections, one of them was salmonella. The care was tremendous. We were scheduled to see the doctor to hear the result of pathology test, but it was cancelled due to government shut down. It was devastating because we were anxious to hear the results and know what the future will hold.

We finally received a new date to see the doctor; he confirmed that the tumor was cancer and grew much larger than they anticipated (approximately 2" round) and had grown into the bladder and beyond.

From there, the urologist set up an appointment with the oncologist to set a specific plan for chemotherapy and immunotherapy, followed by a major surgery to remove the entire bladder and prostate.

The Fight Ahead

Keith is now undergoing a long, difficult treatment plan:

As of today, Sunday November 23rd, 2025, my husband has completed 2 rounds of chemotherapy with 6 more to go and has completed one immunotherapy treatment. After chemotherapy, my husband has had some trying days with feeling sick and weak, but we confess that the greater share of the days has been bearable and God has blessed him with a peace that surpasses all understanding.

We don't know what tomorrow or the next day will bring, but we are grateful for what God is doing now. Our new favorite song is " One day at a time Sweet Jesus".

As we look back to the beginning of this journey, we did not know then, but we know now that God had gone before us and he was preparing us for this situation. The Lord has been our ever- present help, he has been our comfort and our strength, and he has done more than we can ever think or imagine.

Why We Need Help

My Husband (Keith) has been a hardworking man throughout his life and has been a great provider. Because of all the medical issues he has had, he has been unable to work for the past 6 to 8 months, and the doctors are telling us it will be at least a year for him to pursue employment. Due to him not working it has caused great financial problems, our savings have depleted, our income has stopped but the medical bills and monthly bills and obligations continue to bombard us, even basic monthly expenses are now overwhelming. Our medical bills have already accumulated in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.

I feel the Lord has placed in my heart to do everything I can to take the financial stress off my husband during this time so he can focus on healing and getting better again, and we are praying that we can maintain a normal and healthy atmosphere for our son Elijah

We are asking for help to cover:

A friend mentioned about Go Fund me, I prayed about it and felt like God was leading me to use this platform.

We covet your prayers for my husband's healing at this time as the road for recovery ahead of him is hard and long.

WE ARE BELIEVING FOR MIRACLE.

We do not want to sound like we are begging, and by no mean do we want you to feel obligated to give but we are asking you to prayerfully consider giving a gift as the Lord places on your heart. Every little bit helps, and we are so grateful for any support you can provide. If you are unable to donate, would you please consider sharing my campaign with others, your support means the word to us.

It is humbling to ask for help- but taking the stress off Keith so he can focus on healing is the greatest gift anyone could give us.

How You Can Support Keith

If you feel led, would you prayerfully consider:

We are believing for a miracle.

We are trusting God for strength for today and hope for tomorrow.

And we are grateful beyond words for your compassion.

With Deep Gratitude

Thank you for reading our story and for standing with us during the hardest season of our lives.

We will keep you updated on Keith's progress as he continues to fight with everything he has.

With love and appreciation,

Marie, Keith & Elijah