Barrett Artukovich's Cancer Travel Fund
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Just before Christmas, my 7 year old nephew and Godson, Barrett Artukovich was diagnosed with Stage 4A Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The disease had spread to the lymph nodes in his neck, underarms, and lungs and around his spleen, abdomen and groin.
This obviously came as a massive shock to our entire family. Within 3 days of this diagnosis my brother Bill and sister-in-law Heather had Barrett checked into one of the top children’s cancer hospitals in the country for treatment, Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
Barrett is now one of 55 children enrolled in a cancer study conducted at the Hospital that will require 12 taxing chemotherapy treatments over the next 6 months.
Overall, Barrett will be involved in 38 clinical visits over the next 2 years after what we hope and pray is a very successful cancer treatment.
Not only do Bill and Heather have the emotional toll of having their son go through this, but a major financial burden is now upon them. While they do have insurance and the clinical treatment will pay for the chemo, they do not have travel and lodging covered and this is where we could use any help possible.
They live in Big Timber Montana, which is 630 miles away from Children’s Hospital in Aurora. That is either a 17 hour round trip by car, or a 7 hour round trip by plane/car. The Ronald McDonald house in the area is full, so they’re having to stay in a hotel across the street while in Aurora.
Heather will not be able to work during this time and Bill will be taking as much time off as possible to be with Bear. What we’re hoping to do is set up a fund to help provide a travel, lodging and meal budget for the next 2 years of commuting and staying between their home and Aurora.
We are grateful and appreciative of the possibility of a donation to this cause. We also understand that it might not always be possible to contribute financial resources to a fund, and if that’s the case, we will happily take positive thoughts and prayers to Barrett’s full and speedy recovery.
Lastly, if you feel that someone else might interested in helping out the family at this time, it would be awesome if you could pass this on.
Thank you so much.
This obviously came as a massive shock to our entire family. Within 3 days of this diagnosis my brother Bill and sister-in-law Heather had Barrett checked into one of the top children’s cancer hospitals in the country for treatment, Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
Barrett is now one of 55 children enrolled in a cancer study conducted at the Hospital that will require 12 taxing chemotherapy treatments over the next 6 months.
Overall, Barrett will be involved in 38 clinical visits over the next 2 years after what we hope and pray is a very successful cancer treatment.
Not only do Bill and Heather have the emotional toll of having their son go through this, but a major financial burden is now upon them. While they do have insurance and the clinical treatment will pay for the chemo, they do not have travel and lodging covered and this is where we could use any help possible.
They live in Big Timber Montana, which is 630 miles away from Children’s Hospital in Aurora. That is either a 17 hour round trip by car, or a 7 hour round trip by plane/car. The Ronald McDonald house in the area is full, so they’re having to stay in a hotel across the street while in Aurora.
Heather will not be able to work during this time and Bill will be taking as much time off as possible to be with Bear. What we’re hoping to do is set up a fund to help provide a travel, lodging and meal budget for the next 2 years of commuting and staying between their home and Aurora.
We are grateful and appreciative of the possibility of a donation to this cause. We also understand that it might not always be possible to contribute financial resources to a fund, and if that’s the case, we will happily take positive thoughts and prayers to Barrett’s full and speedy recovery.
Lastly, if you feel that someone else might interested in helping out the family at this time, it would be awesome if you could pass this on.
Thank you so much.
Organizer and beneficiary
Pat Artukovich
Organizer
La Jolla, CA
Heather Mead Artukovich
Beneficiary
