Help Danny and Megan Kick Cancer's Butt!
Danny
was the typical 25 year old California boy: he loves outdoors, 4-wheeling in
his trucks, riding and racing dirt bikes, going to the beach. Danny met Megan
in 2009, and were inseparable because of the love of outdoors, traveling and
cars.
Our
lives changed in 2011 when Danny found a lump on his testicle. Danny underwent
surgery, and the test results came back and confirmed what the doctors thought:
Testicular Cancer (Seminoma). Luckily, he found the lump early enough that the
cancer did not spread past the lump. He followed the doctor's advice, preserved
sperm and went through radiation treatment. Through radiation we had to sell
the dirt bikes and Danny traded in his truck to help make ends meet. Everything
started to pile up for us, house bills needed to be paid, medical bills were
coming in and I needed to be home to help Danny with his daily routine.
On
his 26th birthday, we received the news that all the test results
came back clear and was cancer free, but needed to stay under surveillance.
Danny proposed to me in August of 2012, and I was over the moon to marry my
best friend and live happily ever after.
Danny
went in for his routine check up in November when his doctor found another
lump. They went through the same steps as before with all the tests and
surgery. Unfortunately this time the cancer spread into his lymph node. The
test results came back, this time it wasn't the same cancer coming back, it was
a new cancer. The test results took longer to process because a male having
Seminoma rarely develops Non-Seminoma.
This
news really took a toll on us, Danny just started a new career, and had to go
on leave December 1st. We had to push our wedding back due to his
Chemo treatments. Danny is no longer fertile, and luckily we have sperm saved
for when we are ready for a baby.
Now
that Chemo is starting, and Danny isn't working, we not only need help to cover
the medical bills, but we need help covering all bills. I have to work less to
get him to and from doctor's appointments and to be there every step of the
way. We are the last people to ask for help, but we just feel like we are
drowning. Not only the bills we have now, we need help in the future. I am
lucky enough to have Danny be so strong and take the twists and turns his
health has given him, like a champ. His smile on his face and his faith that
everything will be ok helps me through this difficult time.
Cancer
didn't just affect Danny, it affected my life and it's affecting our future. It
changed our plans for getting married and the future of our family. Looking
into fertility treatments, the costs to have a family will put us into debt.
We
appreciate any help, and just want to get our lives back on track, get married,
have a family and live happily ever after.