My youngest brother was given the diagnosis of advanced throat/tonsil cancer; “HPV 16 tonsil cancer with one lymph node on the left side of my neck, stage 2, at the time of biopsy in August 2021.” (PC)
Paul is 52 years old. He has always been very health-conscious, eating the right foods, getting plenty of exercise, using a more Holistic approach for “normal” health issues, so this has been a shocking diagnosis.
He went to an ENT, and they sent him to get several CT scans during that year for the lymph node, and the left side was going up and down; he thought maybe just an infection, telling himself it was going to be okay. But, unfortunately, that was not to be the case.
In late 2021, with the pain getting worse, Paul set an appointment with John Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. Again, he got the “top” physician. Once again asked the doctor if he should change what he was doing. Similarly, the answer was, "No, keep everything the same; nothing needs to change."
("The doctor NEVER asked him what treatments he was interested in or how he wanted to proceed. He has always been interested in alternative and standard treatments; those two methods are the best of both worlds.) (PC)
Sadly, Paul has no insurance since he has always run a home-based upholstery/furniture business with his wife and children by his side.
We believe that this GOFUNDME not only brings in the required medical costs, but the treatments will eradicate cancer, never being a second thought in the future!
A clinic can get him in right away but will need to have some of the money up-front. The fee is steep; with him being unable to work for the last six months, there is no way that he can afford this. Unfortunately, we live in a country where finances dictate your access to health care.
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UPDATE!! PLEASE PRAY! PLEASE SHARE! PLEASE GIVE! There is a new urgency as Paul has been admitted, then transported to a university hospital. This is going to be a long process and his wife and son are now away from home as well with no plans in place now for housing and such.