medical bills and bucket list

My wonderful handsome husband of nearly 20 years has been such a giving and loving person. He is such a dashing man and swept me off my feet when we met! We were married in 1995; both being divorcees we had children from our previous marriages. He instantly bonded with my two sons, 6 and 3 years old. He never questioned raising another man's children and became the Father they needed and the man they look up to in admiration. Doug was advancing in his Air Force career and had intended it to be a life-long commitment. In 2001 his commanding officer ordered everyone to recieve the flu vaccine. He became ill over just a few weeks after receiving the shot and after two months of testing was diagnosed with Acute Disemminated Encephalitis. Then in 2005, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis which has been such a struggle in of itself. He is now in the progressive state of MS and we struggle with that daily. In March of 2014, he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at stage 3b. He had surgery to remove the cancer and now lives with a colostomy. After the chemotherapy and radiation we thought for sure he was going to be okay; that we were going to be okay. Two weeks ago, he was diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer, the cancer has spread to his lungs and his prognosis is short. He is just 45 years old and our world has turned upside down. In spite of all that he has already endured, he remains to be the most positive, selfless human being I've ever known. If you could meet him and know him you would know that to be true. I feel like there are so many things left to do and places to visit. Doug has compiled a "bucket list" consisting of; visiting the Vietnam wall in Washington DC and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. If there is anything I wish for him is to at least visit these places before his health declines to a degree that he cannot travel. He has such a profound respect for his fellow servicemen and women past and present. The medical bills are piling up and I know there isn't any other way we could afford these trips without the help of our community, friends and loved ones. First and foremost, we ask for your prayers to give him strength to fight this cancer; and possibly with your donations, we together can help Doug carry out some of what he has always wanted to do. As well as pay some of the medical bills that come with this awful word....cancer. Thank you so much, any little bit helps!