Help Chris kick Cancers Butt!
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My boyfriend Chris and I have been together for 4 years now and he was just recently diagnosed with Melanoma cancer of the brain. I assume most would associate this specific kind of cancer with skin (as I did) but unfortunately it's not.
On Sunday September 30th, Chris went to work feeling a bit lethargic , but didn't think much of it. After about an hour of working the right side of his abdomen went numb and he began to feel dizzy and woozy. Shortly after, Chris experienced his first seizure, ever. He was taken by ambulance to Palomar hospital and had a triage of tests only to be told there was nothing wrong. A few hours later, we were having dinner with his parents when a second seizure came on much more aggressively and lasted about 5 minutes which included him being unable to breathe. We took him back to Palomar hospital and sat in the emergency room for hours patiently waiting to see if they were going to admit him. Finally, at 4 am he was admitted.
It was during his stay that they decided to do some CAT scans both of his brain and abdomen area as well as an MRI. It was at this time they discovered two masses in his brain, one on each side as well as one near his groin. They were originally going to do a brain biopsy but opted to do a biopsy on the groin because it was less invasive. After a week-long stay at the hospital the results came back as Melanoma.
As many of you can imagine, this was devastating. He is relatively young (42) and in good health so this came as a shock to us all because he had no symptoms.
Right now, we are unsure of the stage he is at because we haven't had a PET scan to know if it is anywhere else in the body. We do know that he will soon be starting radiation on the masses in his brain followed by chemotherapy. I just pray that we caught this in time to nip this thing in the ass.
I feel like everyone knows and understands why I started this campaign for my love. This is going to be very expensive considering the treatments and the fact he will not be able to work for quite some time. I can't bear the fact that his parents are going to try and take care of most of these expenses on their own. They are trying to cope with the fact that their eldest child is dealing with a life-threatening disease. How can we expect them to deal with the financial burden as well?
This is where my friends and family come into play. I don't expect everyone to be donating an arm and a leg, I know everyone has bills to pay and crisis' of their own to deal with. I am just hoping that I can raise enough to help ease some of this burden. I love him, help me save him. Thank you!
On Sunday September 30th, Chris went to work feeling a bit lethargic , but didn't think much of it. After about an hour of working the right side of his abdomen went numb and he began to feel dizzy and woozy. Shortly after, Chris experienced his first seizure, ever. He was taken by ambulance to Palomar hospital and had a triage of tests only to be told there was nothing wrong. A few hours later, we were having dinner with his parents when a second seizure came on much more aggressively and lasted about 5 minutes which included him being unable to breathe. We took him back to Palomar hospital and sat in the emergency room for hours patiently waiting to see if they were going to admit him. Finally, at 4 am he was admitted.
It was during his stay that they decided to do some CAT scans both of his brain and abdomen area as well as an MRI. It was at this time they discovered two masses in his brain, one on each side as well as one near his groin. They were originally going to do a brain biopsy but opted to do a biopsy on the groin because it was less invasive. After a week-long stay at the hospital the results came back as Melanoma.
As many of you can imagine, this was devastating. He is relatively young (42) and in good health so this came as a shock to us all because he had no symptoms.
Right now, we are unsure of the stage he is at because we haven't had a PET scan to know if it is anywhere else in the body. We do know that he will soon be starting radiation on the masses in his brain followed by chemotherapy. I just pray that we caught this in time to nip this thing in the ass.
I feel like everyone knows and understands why I started this campaign for my love. This is going to be very expensive considering the treatments and the fact he will not be able to work for quite some time. I can't bear the fact that his parents are going to try and take care of most of these expenses on their own. They are trying to cope with the fact that their eldest child is dealing with a life-threatening disease. How can we expect them to deal with the financial burden as well?
This is where my friends and family come into play. I don't expect everyone to be donating an arm and a leg, I know everyone has bills to pay and crisis' of their own to deal with. I am just hoping that I can raise enough to help ease some of this burden. I love him, help me save him. Thank you!
Organizer
Samantha Frank
Organizer
San Diego, CA