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KAY’S UNEXPECTED CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Kay and his family packed up their two beautiful children, Roscoe and Kadeus and all their belongings and moved across the country to Florida so that his wife, Nina, could pursue her career and passion as a midwife. Shortly after arriving in Florida Kay started experiencing some mild but unusual symptoms which lead him to seek treatment at a local clinic near his new home. The doctor suggested a routine blood panel. The panel came back and showed a high white blood cell count. Kay was referred to see a hematologist and underwent further testing and a painful bone marrow biopsy. On his 29th birthday (of all days) he was called by his doctor and told that he tested positive for Leukemia. Luckily, based on the tests the doctor is confident that it has been caught in an “early stage” and is treatable. The doctor put him on chemotherapy treatment which has been taking a toll on him. The side effects of chemo are some days overwhelming. Kay is an avid fisherman and an extremely hard worker, and a very active father, and he has reluctantly had to cut back on doing the things he loves. Kay now needs to go in for weekly blood draws and further testing and as of right now, there is no definitive end in sight. Additionally, Kay is the sole earner for his family and was doing everything he could to support his family while his wife is in school studying midwifery. However, in light of his treatment plan and the overwhelming side effects of chemo, he has had to cut back on work and is also trying to give himself the time to rest and heal as much as he can. Your generous donations will allow him and his family some peace of mind that the rent will be covered, and their kids can remain in daycare and help cover some of the medical bills that have started to pile up. Let's help lighten the load of stress caused by a life changing scenario such as this. We all know Kay is strong, and he will get through this but let’s try to help him along the way.

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    Co-organizers (4)

    Clay Griebel-thorpe
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    Bolinas, CA
    kayanti kootz
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    Jesse Butler
    Co-organizer
    Sam Blake
    Co-organizer
    Justice Kelley
    Co-organizer

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