Help Adam Continue His Lifesaving Cancer Treatments

Hello! My name is Matt. I am a librarian and active on TikTok (rockin.librarian). This is my friend Adam. Adam is an active member in the TikTok debate community. He has been with me and my friends on TikTok since the beginning. Adam has been bravely fighting cancer for a while now, and although he made some progress, his insurance decided to cut off his lifesaving treatments. He is now greatly struggling to keep up with his bills while also maintaining his health. Below is Adam's story in his own words:

"It all started in December 2023. I developed a severe cellulitis and MRSA infection which caused my left leg to triple in size. I ended up having surgery to remove an abscess deep in my leg. I was then sent to a rehab care facility to heal and do physical therapy. I went on medical leave from work at this time. While here, I developed a severe case of COVID which had me bedridden for about 3 weeks. After my wound was healed, I was still doing physical therapy.

Not long after, I developed weird symptoms and after a battery of tests, I was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. I soon started on chemo and a daily medication regimen. Over time, my chemo and medication dosages were slowly increased as my condition was not responding. In September of last year, I had two emergency surgeries within a week to fix a splenic and intestinal bleed, as the leukemia was decimating my clotting factors. I have continued to be in the care facility and on medical leave, owing my financial survival to the smart decision of having short and long-term disability insurance through work.

Recently, my health insurance company decided to cut off my chemo treatments, mostly due to "lack of improvement or progression after an extended period of treatment." I submitted an appeal, and as of this writing, a case manager still has not been assigned.

They then refused to pay for my daily pill regimen, citing as evidence that being on the highest dosage was unnecessary, and that the lowest dosage should suffice, or that a different lower-cost medication would work, even though my doctors advised that the medication that I was on was the best for the type of leukemia I had, especially with it not responding to the chemo. That has also been included in my appeal. This medication is about $600 per tablet, so paying out of pocket is not an option.

Even with all that, the insurance company continues to cause me nothing but grief. My doctors at the cancer center and the care facility are constantly fighting with them over how much pain, anxiety, and nausea medicine I should be allowed per day. Since the beginning of the year, copays for appointments and especially medications have been climbing, with little or no justification. The copay for the care facility where I am residing has even gone up.

I am draining myself through the cost of copays for the care facility, doctor's appointments, my portion owed for chemo treatments, keeping my health insurance, and my daily medication to manage symptoms as well as my multiple anxiety and depressive disorders. My clotting factors have dropped more after being cut off and I have developed multiple micro clots in the tiny blood vessels throughout my body."

Matt again. Adam is in a bad place right now. He is struggling in his battle against this greedy corporation and could use our help. He has shown nothing but love and support to the TikTok debate community for years, and as the community has shown time and again, when one of us needs help, the community springs into action. Any monetary donation is greatly appreciated and help to keep Adam alive.

From the bottom of all our hearts, we thank you for helping Adam in these difficult times.