Catch The Cure for Kyle & Raven Buttice
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You may or may not know Kyle Buttice has been fighting the battle against cancer for over 2 years now. He just underwent brain surgery to have a 2-inch diameter tumor removed on Friday, July 12th, 2019. On the upside, the surgery went well. It's time to take some financial stress off Kyle and Raven's shoulders so they can focus on his recovery. His battle started in May of 2017. These are some of his first words about this diagnosis.
"I was officially diagnosed with Melanoma....just turning 30 years old 14 days ago and being diagnosed with cancer, you could say it was a tough pill to swallow... That's why it has taken me this long to personally reach out to everyone. It started out somewhere on my skin then traveled to the lymph node underneath my left arm, from that point the Melanoma spread to my brain where I have 4 small spots. I met with a spectacular team of doctors today at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where they have pinpointed all of the tumors, and today we came up with a plan of attack!!"
Since then, Kyle has been receiving infusions and medication with a journey like a rollercoaster. His most recent post was on June 20th, 2019.
"Back in the infusion room....not exactly the news we wanted, but it's the best option at the moment...as you all know I had a scan on Monday and the results came in today...unfortunately a minor setback again as the doctors believe that my melanoma has spread to my lower abdominal area. On the bright side the "spots" In question are yet again very small, so I am thankful for that. Obviously no one likes to hear bad news, but the drug change was inevitable and would have happened anyways. I will be doing 4 infusions(once every 3 weeks) of nivolumab and ipimilumab. This specific drug put me down for a bit last year and I was only able to handle one treatment of it, but they have played with the dosage and will receiving these smaller doses over the course of the next few months."
Anything you are able to do, no matter how small or big, it would be greatly appreciated. Please keep Kyle and Raven in your thoughts and prayers.
"I was officially diagnosed with Melanoma....just turning 30 years old 14 days ago and being diagnosed with cancer, you could say it was a tough pill to swallow... That's why it has taken me this long to personally reach out to everyone. It started out somewhere on my skin then traveled to the lymph node underneath my left arm, from that point the Melanoma spread to my brain where I have 4 small spots. I met with a spectacular team of doctors today at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where they have pinpointed all of the tumors, and today we came up with a plan of attack!!"
Since then, Kyle has been receiving infusions and medication with a journey like a rollercoaster. His most recent post was on June 20th, 2019.
"Back in the infusion room....not exactly the news we wanted, but it's the best option at the moment...as you all know I had a scan on Monday and the results came in today...unfortunately a minor setback again as the doctors believe that my melanoma has spread to my lower abdominal area. On the bright side the "spots" In question are yet again very small, so I am thankful for that. Obviously no one likes to hear bad news, but the drug change was inevitable and would have happened anyways. I will be doing 4 infusions(once every 3 weeks) of nivolumab and ipimilumab. This specific drug put me down for a bit last year and I was only able to handle one treatment of it, but they have played with the dosage and will receiving these smaller doses over the course of the next few months."
Anything you are able to do, no matter how small or big, it would be greatly appreciated. Please keep Kyle and Raven in your thoughts and prayers.
Organizer
Kara Allen
Organizer
Morristown, VT