Just when we thought 2020 couldn’t possibly get any worse....  my nephew Cole Carter, the heart of our family was diagnosed with an exceptionally rare form of Leukemia.

I am starting this GoFundMe for our “CoCo” because there is an immediate need and there will be an ongoing need.  Our family requests nothing more than your fervent prayers for Cole to be completely cured in Jesus’ name!  However, if anyone feels led and is able to make a donation of ANY amount to offset the astronomical cost of Cole’s treatment and incidental expenses incurred during this time, it would be ever so appreciated!  Please rest assured that no prayer is too short and no donation is too small!  The funds will be diligently accounted for and used solely to help ease the financial worries of my brother Mark and sister in law Jane, so that they can focus all of their energy on Cole’s treatment and recovery.  

On Tuesday August 4th my brother Mark and his wife Jane were given the news that our precious Cole has  PH+  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.   Cole also has Downs Syndrome and sadly people with Downs are approximately 30% more likely to develop Leukemia than people without Downs, however the added  complication of of the “PH positive” mutation occurs in only 1% of these cases.  Cole has been special to our family since the day he was born and indeed his cancer is proving to be equally as “special”.   God has blessed us in that Cole is already at MD Anderson in Houston receiving the best possible treatment in the world!  Diagnosis came on 8/4/2020 and by 8/6/2020 Cole was admitted and had started his fight ❤️  This has been a very difficult blow to all of our family, but Cole is facing it with the same resilience he has always shown.  Those of us left to pray and support from outside the hospital due to Covid Restrictions are inspired with each photo showing a smile and each FaceTime that we can hear a giggle.  The Covid factor has created so many additional hardships...immediate family feeling helpless to offer support because nobody is allowed into the hospital :( In fact the only reason BOTH of Cole’s parents are able to be with him is because he is so “special”.  Nobody can enter and nobody can leave.  If my brother leaves to go to work he will not be allowed back in for a minimum of 5 days!  The separation has been extremely difficult on Cole and his “Maw” who are used to seeing each other every single day.      

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers and any donation you are able to make.  May God Bless You ten fold,

The Family of Cole Carter