Expenses for Matt Boehm & family

Hi, my name is Kelley Taylor. I am starting this fundraiser on behalf of my brother-in-law Matt to help cover living expenses for him & my sister and their three children.

On August 9th, 2021 Matt went to the emergency room in Bismarck and was admitted to the hospital while tests were being run to determine the cause of his severe stomach pain, difficulty eating, and weight loss. He had been dealing with these issues for a few years sadly, but had received no extensive testing or appropriate diagnosis from his doctor, aside from being diagnosed with esophagitis and sent home with antacids in 2019.

While admitted to the hospital in Bismarck this August, doctors did a CT scan, endoscopy, ultrasound, and a procedure to drain over 2 liters of fluid out of his abdomen. The results of these tests suggested that he had cancer and he was transferred to Sanford Hospital in Fargo for more extensive imaging and biopsies.

The doctors in Fargo performed another endoscopy and further biopsies, and confirmed that Matt has Peritoneal Carcinomatosis which originated in his stomach and has spread to his liver, gallbladder, soft tissues, and body cavity, and that his cancer is at stage 4 and is terminal. He is currently back at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck.

As you probably know, Matt has been successfully running his own contracting business after having taken over the family business in 2012. Unfortunately, he’d been experiencing abdominal pain and fatigue over the last year, limiting his ability to work. He has been primarily surviving on his savings to help pay his living expenses.

To intensify matters, his wife, Kaycee, lost her career in property management earlier this year which she held for 12 years, thus losing her and Matt’s life insurance policies, in addition to no longer having access to paid family medical leave. She had just started a new job weeks before Matt was admitted to the hospital, but was asked to resign after explaining to them that she needed to prioritize her family and be by Matt’s side at the hospital.

As you can imagine, this situation has placed unimaginable stress and financial strain on Matt and Kaycee, both of whom have worked hard their entire adult lives only to find out how quickly one can become at risk of losing everything.

It is certain that Matt will not return to work, and it is difficult to say when Kaycee will be able to find a new job while she is providing care for Matt and emotional support to their three children through this unimaginable tragedy.

Please consider contributing to this fund so they are able to cover their expenses while they navigate these next several months.