Let’s help Daniel get his “I am going to beat Cancer!” spirit back!

Cancer….no one’s life is ever the same again!

Hello. I am Suzanne, Daniel’s mother. I will never forget early January 2022, when Daniel, who was 41 year’s old at the time, had to make a trip to the ER, which resulted in a shocking diagnosis of stage 4 Colon cancer, with metastasis to the liver and lungs. Life would never be the same again. He started chemotherapy to shrink the tumors in preparation for what would be an extensive surgery that would take 10 hours, and include removing 3 feet of his colon and a portion of his liver. The three tiny spots on his lung would be dealt with at a later time. Four years later, they have yet to be dealt with, and now number roughly 35 “spots” or tumors!

Flash forward to September 2025:

50+ chemotherapy treatments later and a couple of ablations. A small looking piece of flesh is discovered on the inner right side of the cheek near one of the lower wisdom teeth. Alarmingly, the mass grows quickly in size over the next several weeks. The dentist examines it and refers Daniel to an oral surgeon who thinks it is a tumor. A biopsy reveals it is Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) in the mouth is an extremely rare, aggressive cancer. Treatment usually involves surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation, though prognosis remains poor due to its aggressive nature. This is what Daniel is facing now. He has been in excruciating pain, which gets worse with the continued explosion in growth of the tumor. His speech is slurred; his face is noticeably distorted; he is unable to eat much; and struggles with sleep due to the persistent pain and headaches. Treatment is proving to be a slow process, which is complicating matters further, and will entail more frequent chemotherapy sessions, requiring the addition of medical transportation. Unable to continue working due to the pain and other symptoms, Daniel has had to go on leave from his job.

Daniel’s Cancer journey has been rough, but up to this point he had maintained a determined, positive, fighting spirit. I see this slowly waning with the advancement of this mass, and it is heart wrenching. Despite the excruciating pain he suffers constantly, he rarely asks for any help, and he definitely doesn’t complain near enough. He now worries about the bills and how he will cover everything, now that he is unable to work.

Please help Daniel maintain his determination and dignity by donating. A donation will assist him with his bills, medical transportation when needed, and allow him to focus on getting well.

I never want him to lose sight of that Miracle out there with his name on it!