Help David Continue His Life-Saving Cancer Treatment

My name is David and originally from Chicago and now living in Colombia. a friend who is letting me use his address in the U.S. I moved here after I was diagnosed with colon cancer which has now spread to my liver. The treatments were just more economical for me and seemed to be the right decision and still is because this is the only treatment that has given me hope. I am in a new protocol and for the first time there is hope and my tumors are shrinking. It’s been a very hard and discouraging road for me. I have been here 8 years facing this alone. How does one decide who to help and why? I know there are many out there in need more than I and I wish I wasn’t one of them needing help. I have fought hard but losing hope and depression is setting in to where I want to give up. The only thing that keeps me fighting is my dream of being a father one day. I have always wanted to be a father and don’t want to lose that dream. Please find it in your heart to give what you can.

I should have done this sooner but I let my pride get in the way of asking for help. It’s not easy for me to do so. I’m afraid I won’t make my goal but I’m trying. I literally stay outside in a hammock and sleep to save electricity. I eat maybe once a day. I have done all I can to cut expenses and save money. It’s just cooler outside and I do not need the air conditioner. The see funds will help me pay for medication and various other treatments. I have a PET scan in January and if the medication is still helping im hoping they will finally be able to do surgery and remove part of my liver but I can only do it with your help.

funds are allocated as follows

$2,000 for medication

$4,700 for surgery

$3,300 for nursing care

Would you please consider donating $50 to help me reach my goal please.

The only thing that keeps me going is full fulfilling my dream of becoming a father. I came from a family who never loved me. I am the oldest of 4 and left home when I was 16. I could t take the beatings anymore. Se my father would come home drunk and I would stand in the way so he would beat me instead of my mother, brother and sisters. When she finally got the courage to leave him I ent to her only to be turned away and told I don’t have room for you. You have know idea what that does to a child. I wasn’t to be a father who is always there for his family to do it right and hold my children up high and show them they can do anything. To show them how a parent should live their children and always be there for them. I was homeless eating fish out of a river to survive and I did it. I put myself through school and I worked very hard to buy my first home and start a business. Met a wonderful woman who died of breast cancer a week before we were to be married. She was the strongest person I have ever known.

her last words to me were not to give up on my dream and to be happy and I won’t break that promise to her or myself but I need your help. I don’t want to die, I’m not ready. I know that’s not in our control but I have such a good chance to beat this with your help.

I have had a very hard life but I’m not complaining because it filled my heart with love for others. I have always helped anyone I can just to show them their are good people out there despite what the world is and I believe that.

I have my next PET scan in January and if it comes back good I will be able to h e surgery and have the chance to be cancer free and begin my path to my dream. It’s been 8 years since I’ve been with anyone and doing this alone and it’s hard emotionally and mentally. Help me make my dream come true, help me begin my life that I have worked and dream of. Thank you for your support

Update 12/06/24

i have been feeling different and they did a few tests. My heart is not beating correctly. It changes the rhythm and they are treating it with medication for now but are talking about a temporary pacemaker. Every time I see a glimmer of hope something else goes wrong and it’s getting hard to stay positive. It share to keep fighting this especially being alone. Friends please help make my Christmas miracle come true please find it in your heart to help me in anyway you can. I just can’t believe I am out here begging for help from people i don’t know and the shame I feel is truly difficult on me but what else is there?

I literally eat once a day or less, I don’t use any electricity except for refrigeration and to charge my phone just to save money. I have cut every corner I can to save I don’t indulge in anything because this is very important to me I hope thy I am important to others to help do what I can’t God bless