Emergency Life Changing Bowel Surgery.

I am unable to eat (6'1 90lbs). I no longer have a job, health insurance, or the ability to work to make money. Please assist me in collecting the funds nessesary after having an emergency operation bowel operation that taking place in late June/early July, I will be needing a follow up surgery to be free and clear once and for all and finally have some semblance of life.

I was one of the most active, energetic, and lively people in Broward County. Like every normal person, all my free time was spent with my friends, attending various activities, roaming around the basketball court, and hanging out with friends and playing video games. 

Years ago, I went through some challenging moments, but looking back, I wonder how beautiful my life was. After years of back pain, I was becoming weak, and it had been really hard to cope with the health issues. I finally went to a doctor who examined my history and suggested some tests. I picked up my test results a few days later and was diagnosed with spinal cancer. I spent the next three years fighting for life to beat it. Numerous chemotherapy appointments, not being able to leave the house for longer than a couple hours, vomiting multiple times a day where I forgot what food tatse like. 

Nothing was easy!

I consulted local doctors, but due to unfortunate events I lost my job, lost my insurance and was pretty much paying all my medical expenses through the ten years of my working career and savings. I wanted to live so I learned more and more about my illness and treatment options. I went to different doctors and each gave me different diagnostic and treatment advice.

Finally, I found an economical facility with routine radiation, internal radiation, and weeks of chemotherapy treatment. I got weakened and depressed. I went from being 6'1 165-170lbs built strong and ended up at 90s. I lived off TPN, fruit juice and very liquidfy puree meats. The rest of the time I spent days bedridden. 

I tried to pull myself out of my depression but I just sunk deeper and deeper. As I needed money I started doing things uncharacteristic of me. I wouldn't shower for weeks, Id steal food from stores, I'd became irrational. I couldn't work through it all as I had gotten very weak over time.

Nevertheless, I had checked out. My doctor was cold and appeared distressed. I was able to pull myself out and after 3 years of busting my ass I beat it. But after a few months the cancer had spread to my rectum and intestines and gave me just pain and inflammation that I spent 4-6 hours a day on the toliet bleeding my insides out. My quality of life was shot and I hated my life. It's gotten to the point where there was such toxicity in my body that I only have little time left. My doctor said "we need to operate and remove the portions of your small intestine, entire colon, and rectum. " I couldn't hear that again as I have nothing to spend and the pain….I am physically combating stage 3/4 colon cancer. It is attempting to surpass me, more depressed, fatigued, and frail by the day. After years of chemotherapy treatment, I am both psychologically and physically ruined. I am unable to eat and I'm in constant pain 24/7 from instinal blockages from a non functioning ileostomy. I no longer have dreams or a goals like being a sports broadcaster or working for an NBA team in the front office or even joining the air force in their space force program, I still don't have health insurance, or the ability to work hard to make money. 

Please from the bottom of my heart assist me in raising funds for a two part operation for that's pretty much life or death. I'm terrified but this operation that will be life changing and possibly give me mylife back. I will probaly be slightly paralyzed and live my life with an ostomy bag and be half the man I was, but still a man nonetheless because I'll be alive. 

This is my last chance. My doctor's care and encouragement are precious to me. Every time I go to see him, I get a hug and a look of concern. Such support is terrific! I am looking for the same care and support from kind-hearted people like you.

It is impossible without your help. I hold all of you in high regard. Please contribute a portion of your earnings. I appeal to everyone to contribute and help me raise funds for my recovery. I wish to regain my life and one day be able to pay it forward to all those who believed in me. I've been in pain for a long time and now I'm ready to be free from it for good.

I look forward to your prayers and donations. Please share my request with others too.

Warm Regards! your friendly neighborhood Alexander Prendes.