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Help Matt and family tackle very tough times

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Please help my grandson, daughter, and son-in-law cope with back-to-back-to-back devastating and crushing illness and injuries.

My grandson, Matthew, has an exceedingly rare type of cancer and just had his right kidney and an exceptionally large cancerous tumor removed on April 23, 2024. Oncologists and other specialists are now determining the extent and length of radiation and chemotherapy he needs after surgery. The cancer is Stage 3 “Wilms (tumor)” because it ruptured when the surgeon removed it along with Matt’s right kidney. This type of cancer usually occurs only in small children. Matthew is now 19 years old. He is attending HGTC college in Conway, SC. Matt was an outstanding student and graduated from AAST school in Conway, SC last year. He also works at “Seven Brew” coffee shop in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Matt’s situation alone I believe is deserving of funding. However, Matt and his family have also suffered through an “unbelievable string of bad luck” the last few years. My daughter, Shannon, suffered a freakish severe and permanent leg injury during a fall in July 2022. She has had multiple painful surgeries. Her medical and other expenses relating to her fall have already exceeded $375K and continue to climb. Additionally, my son-in law, Dennis, a retired firefighter, suffered permanent back and shoulder injuries after a car driven by a hit and run driver struck him as he was crossing the street in a cross walk in 2014. He also went through multiple painful surgeries. His medical expenses exceeded $230K.
Despite all these terrible crushing tragedies, this working-class family has continued working as hard as possible and would never ask for help. Matthew is trying extremely hard to continue in college and go back to work ASAP. I have tried to help them financially as much as possible for a retiree on a fixed income. But these huge crushing medical expenses are overwhelming for our working-class family.

Please help me try to raise $100K to help them pay their daunting medical expenses, college for Matt, and other day-to-day living expenses. They would not ask you for help. But I am asking for them. May God Bless all who can help in this time of great need.

Thank you,
Duke Albert

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Isaac Albert
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Loris, SC
Shannon Ing
Beneficiary

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