Hey everyone. I hate this. I hate this is where we are at again. Only this time it’s so much harder and real.
Matt has been battling cancer which started in his stomach since 2018. Matt has had two major surgeries- one to remove the GIST tumour from his stomach and another that removed half of his liver in hopes to give him as much times as possible.
He has done about 3 years all together of just daily Chemotherapy in pill form- and 2 intense rounds of radiation in the past few months. He has been poked thousands of times- endless scans with worry, and all the physical and mental side effects you can imagine.
And still he smiles. ❤️ Matt has taught me so much lessons and respect thought this. He’s never quit… he’s still fighting as hard as humanly possible. Although I am Matt’s ex wife- he’s also still my best friend. He is the Father of our daughter and you don’t just leave someone to face something like this on their own. I will always love Matt just as much as the day I met him.
In the past few months the cancer has spread all through Matt’s bones… well pretty much all through the body. His bones have been so brittle that a turn of his head broke his neck, and a small fall snapped his arm in half.
He is still smiling.
Matthew can no longer walk or use his arms- we have to brush his teeth and feed him. The paralysis happened fairly quickly after the radiation they did on his neck tumour. And we are now at the point where there’s just nothing either of those can help him with at all. In fact it’s more damage he would face.
Matt has had a rotation of family and friends trying to be here and help where and when they can. You all know who you are…. We can never thank you enough, and we know it’s gut wrenching to see this happen, and we see you. We appreciate all of it.
Matts Dad and I are currently his main caregivers. Even in hospital Matt can’t be by himself. His voice is gone from the radiation and he constantly chokes while swallowing. I do the night shift his Dad does the all the time shift ❤️
And he’s still smiling.
With all of this being said- we need help. I don’t want to stop Matt from praying for a miracle .
There are so many medical supplies Matt could use and significantly improve his quality of living significantly.
Health care seems to be doing the bare minimum these days, and I’m not gonna lie when I say: we’ve been terrified that if we leave the room for even a second, that there’s a high chance something fatal can happen. We have timed the how long it takes from pushing the alarm to get help can take anywhere from fairly quick to 45 mins. It’s a constant state of worry.
We have been trying every natural options we can think of. It all adds up and there are still things such as, reflexology, natural cancer remedies- vitamins and many other supplements.
We would love to purchase a special neck pillow/ a water source that he doesn’t have to use the hands, and a personal alert alarm for piece of mind.
Matt says he appreciates every effort and kind gesture you all have shown so far. If you can’t donate… it’s okay, just share or even say a prayer for him.