My brother Michael has been diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins lymphoma and is currently undergoing his chemotherapy sessions. I wanted to find a way to help my brother and family in any way I could, so I started this go fund me and use my voice to help with the financial burden of this journey. It all happened so suddenly he initially went to the doctors because he had a bad cough that we thought was the flu or infection, but when the chest x-ray came back, we saw a large mass between his lungs and heart. The cough was due to the mass pushing down on his trachea. Fortunately, during these two rounds of chemo, the mass has gone down, and we were able to insert a port to receive treatment. In addition, Michael was diagnosed with autism at 24 months. My family has always supported Michael with everything he needed, speech, OT, animal therapy, etc., but now things are getting very hard with added hospital bills in the mix. I want Michael to get better and go back to being the happy go, lucky kid he was before, so I am asking for any help with his fight with cancer,

Here is a bit about Michael:

Michael is 17 years old. He loves Star Wars, Disney, rocket ships, and trains. He is a supper-loving person who loves to be hugged, hold hands, and laugh. He has trouble communicating, but he has a big personality. He is very persuasive and will sell what he wants to anyone who will listen. He loves waterslides and pools/ splash parks. He loves Nasa, and if he could, I think he would like to work for them one day. You can always catch him rewatching Toy Story, Nemo, despicable me, and cars. During these two sessions alone, I think I have seen toy story four at least a hundred times.

Anything is helpful if you cannot donate; please share this with those around you, and please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. I appreciate any help you can provide. Many thanks for considering my request.