John Rodgers was diagnosed with glioblastoma in April of 2019 and has been battling brain cancer ever since. Doctors initially gave John a life expectancy of 24 months. His wife Kathy and their kids rose to the challenge, caring for John, managing his treatments, etc.
Then, things got harder. Last summer Kathy, his primary caregiver, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Their three children, Bethany, Ben and Charles (Huck) have step into the role of primary caregivers for both of their parents. Because of COVID, many who may have been able to assist in some of the daily tasks have not been able to. It has been an incredibly challenging year for all three.
Bethany moved back from Utah in September and has been teleworking ever since; Ben has traveled back and forth regularly from Pennsylvania to help and brings his wife and three children to see the grandparents who love them dearly; Huck quit his job to be available and to minimize the risk of bringing COVID into the house.
Kathy’s treatments became the priority and the family accompanied her, assisted her, and nursed her through difficult weeks and months. Sadly, on February 10th of this year, Kathy lost her battle with cancer.
Amid their grief, the kids have continued to rally around their dad, seeing to his needs, providing companionship, keeping the house running, etc. They faced a significant challenge when, twenty-four months after diagnosis, John had to be admitted to hospice as an in-patient while they worked to get his symptoms under control.
They were grateful to be able to bring him home after a few weeks in hospice, but his care needs had changed significantly. John has lost his vision, is now bed-bound, and requires total care. The kids have been doing an outstanding job seeing to his needs around the clock. They have been able to have caregivers come in to supplement his care but are now at the point of having to cut back on that in an effort to preserve funds.
Please consider contributing to assist this family who has faced tremendous loss but who have been doing a courageous job caring for their parents. Money will go to funding supplemental caregivers. Any remaining funds will be used to do necessary work on the house when it is time to put it on the market.
Then, things got harder. Last summer Kathy, his primary caregiver, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Their three children, Bethany, Ben and Charles (Huck) have step into the role of primary caregivers for both of their parents. Because of COVID, many who may have been able to assist in some of the daily tasks have not been able to. It has been an incredibly challenging year for all three.
Bethany moved back from Utah in September and has been teleworking ever since; Ben has traveled back and forth regularly from Pennsylvania to help and brings his wife and three children to see the grandparents who love them dearly; Huck quit his job to be available and to minimize the risk of bringing COVID into the house.
Kathy’s treatments became the priority and the family accompanied her, assisted her, and nursed her through difficult weeks and months. Sadly, on February 10th of this year, Kathy lost her battle with cancer.
Amid their grief, the kids have continued to rally around their dad, seeing to his needs, providing companionship, keeping the house running, etc. They faced a significant challenge when, twenty-four months after diagnosis, John had to be admitted to hospice as an in-patient while they worked to get his symptoms under control.
They were grateful to be able to bring him home after a few weeks in hospice, but his care needs had changed significantly. John has lost his vision, is now bed-bound, and requires total care. The kids have been doing an outstanding job seeing to his needs around the clock. They have been able to have caregivers come in to supplement his care but are now at the point of having to cut back on that in an effort to preserve funds.
Please consider contributing to assist this family who has faced tremendous loss but who have been doing a courageous job caring for their parents. Money will go to funding supplemental caregivers. Any remaining funds will be used to do necessary work on the house when it is time to put it on the market.
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John Rodgers
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