JAMES LITAKER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ORAL CANCER INVOLVING THE TONGUE AND NECK IN OCTOBER OF 2017. SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN BATTLING BOTH ILLNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO FULLY RECOVER AND RETURN TO HIS PLACE AMONG US HERE. DUE TO HIS INABILITY TO WORK, THIS HAS PROVEN DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION TO UNDERGOING TREATMENT, JAMES MUST ALSO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY IN THE MIDST OF HIS RECENT DOCTOR VISIT THESE OVERWHELMING OBSTACLES MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERCOME, BUT WE HOPE THAT WITH YOUR HELP, JAMES WILL NOT HAVE TO FACE THEM ALONE.