UPDATE: 1st surgery scheduled for March 25th. Thank you to all who have donated, still have some of my goal to get to. Thank you again.

Hello everyone. Life is a roller coaster, and just like all of you, I've had many "ups and downs" in every aspect of my life. I've never been somebody who gives up or takes the easy way. I've failed at many things. I've also been blessed with success in my endeavors. Above all I have; without a doubt, seen the good, the bad, and the ugly in life. Today I share with you one of the ugly things in life. I have been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in my kidney. This was originally diagnosed as stage 2, but upon further, more in-depth discovery, I am officially stage 3. Now, I have always been a long-term type of person. I like to try and have plan A through Z. Nothing on earth has prepared me for this news. In fact, I'm positive the events that transpired to bring us to this conversation all happened for a reason and purposefully for this discovery. I was in a car accident that subsequently unveiled my cancer diagnosis. That accident was painful in and of itself. As I recovered from the accident, the news of this diagnosis is life-changing. Medically, recently in the last year, I've had anterior hip replacements on each left and right side. The pain of that was unprecedented. If you know, you know. I have recovered physically and ride my bike often and tried the gym for a while, but it was too much too fast. I have not, although, financially recovered from any of the medical bills, insurance coverage, as well as all things, have continued to increase. I am the sole provider for my entire family. My live-in girlfriend has a permanent disability from MS. I have older parents that I care for as well. I'm looking for some support so that I can get to my appointments, pay for my surgeries, and my long-term care plan. I have been selling everything I can to keep surviving, and I work as much full-time as is available to me. I have done all things I can to cover, and I'm at the point I just absolutely need help. So donate what you can and help, I want to stick around for another 40 years, at least.

I will not negotiate with cancer......

I have always been generous to those around me, reasonable, patient, and respectful. I was raised from a different time, and it shows. I am grateful for it. I have been taken advantage of, I've been divorced. I've definitely started over more than once! Way more than once. But I have never looked back. I keep going, no matter what. That's the job. That's what it takes. It always helps to have a good support system and some structure, and right now, I need to lean on all of you. Any person reading this message in a bottle.

Let's invest in beating this awful disease.

From the deepest part of my heart, thank you. Life is the most beautiful thing, and love is what makes it all worth it. God bless.

Gratefully yours,

-Brandon