
Help John beat Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Well, it seems you have a kidney stone. But what's concerning is your other kidney."
My older brother Johnny went to the ER a few weeks ago for a pain he could only describe as " someone standing on his right testicle", and I admit, I got a laugh out of that.
The source of his unwelcome pain was, indeed, a kidney stone on his right side that was making it's way to his bladder. Totally by coincidence, they found a large growth on his left kidney.
Speaking with his new urologist, he discovered that 93% of these growths are cancerous. This means surgery, at the very least. If it has spread to other structures, the outcome could be far worse.
I love my brother, and I know that he and his family could use some help right now, so I'm appealing to the kind hearts here to help him pay for his surgeries and any further treatments he may need.
Please consider donating to help my brother and his family get through this difficult time. Johnny and Robin have two children, Jason and Austin, and want to be around to see these young men flourish.
My brother has been a paramedic for the last 26+ years. He works with some of the sickest children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He is always there to help a child or the parents in some of their darkest and most critical hours. If it's something as simple as making a child laugh for the first time in weeks or helping explain to the parents what is going on with their child, he is always the calm voice of reason.
During the past month, while he was getting all the testing done to clarify the extent of his cancer and what treatment will be necessary, his wife has had several of her own devastating medical diagnoses. She discovered damage to her pancreas and is now a type 2 diabetic, and has an unknown source of serious abdominal pain. The worst of them all came just days ago, when, after a CT scan, they found a lump on her breast.
After a mammogram and ultrasound, the doctor came in and told her she has some very concerning changes to her breast tissue on the left side. Those changes are consistent with a very rare and very aggressive form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer. This type of cancer is quite rate, and makes up only 1-5% of all breast cancers. It is treatable, but the treatment is expensive. They have health insurance but when you have a $14,000 in out of pocket costs due, things get desperate rather quickly. And with no money coming in, it is all the more troubling.
Please consider donating and sharing with others.
My older brother Johnny went to the ER a few weeks ago for a pain he could only describe as " someone standing on his right testicle", and I admit, I got a laugh out of that.
The source of his unwelcome pain was, indeed, a kidney stone on his right side that was making it's way to his bladder. Totally by coincidence, they found a large growth on his left kidney.
Speaking with his new urologist, he discovered that 93% of these growths are cancerous. This means surgery, at the very least. If it has spread to other structures, the outcome could be far worse.
I love my brother, and I know that he and his family could use some help right now, so I'm appealing to the kind hearts here to help him pay for his surgeries and any further treatments he may need.
Please consider donating to help my brother and his family get through this difficult time. Johnny and Robin have two children, Jason and Austin, and want to be around to see these young men flourish.
My brother has been a paramedic for the last 26+ years. He works with some of the sickest children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He is always there to help a child or the parents in some of their darkest and most critical hours. If it's something as simple as making a child laugh for the first time in weeks or helping explain to the parents what is going on with their child, he is always the calm voice of reason.
During the past month, while he was getting all the testing done to clarify the extent of his cancer and what treatment will be necessary, his wife has had several of her own devastating medical diagnoses. She discovered damage to her pancreas and is now a type 2 diabetic, and has an unknown source of serious abdominal pain. The worst of them all came just days ago, when, after a CT scan, they found a lump on her breast.
After a mammogram and ultrasound, the doctor came in and told her she has some very concerning changes to her breast tissue on the left side. Those changes are consistent with a very rare and very aggressive form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer. This type of cancer is quite rate, and makes up only 1-5% of all breast cancers. It is treatable, but the treatment is expensive. They have health insurance but when you have a $14,000 in out of pocket costs due, things get desperate rather quickly. And with no money coming in, it is all the more troubling.
Please consider donating and sharing with others.
Organizer and beneficiary
Suzanne Turner
Organizer
Newport News, VA
Robin Cork
Beneficiary