Our names are Alison, Jean, and Christina, and we would like to share a story with you about our cousin, Seth, a young, adventurous, and until recently, a very healthy eighteen-year-old boy. Seth is an amazing big brother to his younger sister and five younger brothers, with a passion for the ocean and diving; if he is not at home, he is in the water. Never afraid to learn new things and help himself, you never have to ask him twice to help on the farm or with his siblings. In the words of his mum, “he has one of the biggest hearts I have ever seen. He is always available for his friends, no matter the situation. Seth is not one to party, preferring to lime at home with his friends and talk foolishness,” making his mum’s life a lot less stressful up to this point. He is a very hard worker. Whether diving to sell his catch, working with his dad at the family business Bush Boys trimming trees, or helping his grandmother in the garden, Seth is truly a blessing.
Unfortunately, everything changed last month.
About a month ago, Seth started complaining about some persistent headaches. His family took him to the hospital for a CT scan on Monday, March 30th, when the typical medications stopped working; the scan showed a mass. Tuesday, he saw a neurologist. Wednesday, he had an MRI. Thursday, Seth and his parents saw the neurologist again for the results of the MRI and were sent directly to the neurosurgeon, who sent Seth to the hospital and scheduled a surgery for that following Monday.
His surgery on April 6th ultimately went as well as it possibly could have. 80% of the tumour was successfully removed, but 20% had to be left behind because it was attached to a major blood vessel. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, visitation was understandably limited. His parents, grandparents, and six siblings were only allowed to visit with Seth through WhatsApp calls while he was in ICU, which his mother described as awful. Once released from the ICU, family was only able to drop by to see him for a moment. This has made healing exceptionally harder emotionally, both for Seth and for his family.
Thankfully, Seth was able to return home Thursday, April 9th, but was brought back to the hospital again two weeks later following a seizure at his home which resulted in Seth being unable to use the right side of his body. The pathology results finally revealed that Seth has been suffering from a stage 4 glioblastoma tumor.
Seth’s right side is now paralyzed because of whatever is happening with the tumor. We are hoping to be able to get him to a better facility in Trinidad for radiation because the equipment in Barbados is not ideal for this type of tumor. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19 and boarder closure, this is proving extremely challenging.
This campaign is for Seth and his family, who do not have health insurance to cover the costs that are needed in order to help Seth fight this rare and aggressive form of cancer. All proceeds are going directly to Seth's immediate family to help with his medication, chemotherapy, radiation, hospital costs, and travel costs to the facilities he needs most. Seth's mum and grandmother, Dawn and Susie, have given us their blessings to accept funds on their behalf as Go Fund Me isn't available in Barbados, and all of your generous donations will be promptly transferred to them as soon as they become available to us.
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for reading this passage about our loving, kind, and strong cousin Seth. Please use the hashtag #FightForSeth to help spread awareness.
Unfortunately, everything changed last month.
About a month ago, Seth started complaining about some persistent headaches. His family took him to the hospital for a CT scan on Monday, March 30th, when the typical medications stopped working; the scan showed a mass. Tuesday, he saw a neurologist. Wednesday, he had an MRI. Thursday, Seth and his parents saw the neurologist again for the results of the MRI and were sent directly to the neurosurgeon, who sent Seth to the hospital and scheduled a surgery for that following Monday.
His surgery on April 6th ultimately went as well as it possibly could have. 80% of the tumour was successfully removed, but 20% had to be left behind because it was attached to a major blood vessel. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, visitation was understandably limited. His parents, grandparents, and six siblings were only allowed to visit with Seth through WhatsApp calls while he was in ICU, which his mother described as awful. Once released from the ICU, family was only able to drop by to see him for a moment. This has made healing exceptionally harder emotionally, both for Seth and for his family.
Thankfully, Seth was able to return home Thursday, April 9th, but was brought back to the hospital again two weeks later following a seizure at his home which resulted in Seth being unable to use the right side of his body. The pathology results finally revealed that Seth has been suffering from a stage 4 glioblastoma tumor.
Seth’s right side is now paralyzed because of whatever is happening with the tumor. We are hoping to be able to get him to a better facility in Trinidad for radiation because the equipment in Barbados is not ideal for this type of tumor. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19 and boarder closure, this is proving extremely challenging.
This campaign is for Seth and his family, who do not have health insurance to cover the costs that are needed in order to help Seth fight this rare and aggressive form of cancer. All proceeds are going directly to Seth's immediate family to help with his medication, chemotherapy, radiation, hospital costs, and travel costs to the facilities he needs most. Seth's mum and grandmother, Dawn and Susie, have given us their blessings to accept funds on their behalf as Go Fund Me isn't available in Barbados, and all of your generous donations will be promptly transferred to them as soon as they become available to us.
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for reading this passage about our loving, kind, and strong cousin Seth. Please use the hashtag #FightForSeth to help spread awareness.