Help Pay for Travis' Cancer Treatment
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TLDR; Travis has cancer and now living is expensive.
On Saturday, August 3rd Travis had a fall. It was not the kind of fall you’d expect when you hear of someone having cancer. Instead, it was the fall caused by a hammock's broken swivel clip and was rather humorous at the time.
By August 7th, Travis was experiencing a lingering pain that one would not expect to have four days after such a minor fall and, upon checking the area, found a lump. Probably nothing, but better safe than sorry.
On Friday, August 9th, Travis went into the doctor who assured him that he was too young for it to be anything too dangerous, certainly not that “C” word, but sent him to get an ultrasound just to be sure.
Life never really seems to go as planned, and as you and I both now know. Travis learned that that lump that was probably nothing was, in fact, cancer. An appointment was set up for a CT scan to check for other issues and on Monday, August 12th, it was determined that there were no noticeable tumors in the abdominal area. Surgery was scheduled.
Surgery will commence on Friday, August 16th and more tests are needed to know how aggressive the cancer is, if there’s any other tumors, and what our next steps are.
Unfortunately, having cancer is something that two freshly married people, one barely into their field of work and one not even out of school, cannot afford. We are asking for help paying for what insurance cannot or will not cover. Every little bit helps, and we are very thankful for everyone who has already stepped up to help out.
On Saturday, August 3rd Travis had a fall. It was not the kind of fall you’d expect when you hear of someone having cancer. Instead, it was the fall caused by a hammock's broken swivel clip and was rather humorous at the time.
By August 7th, Travis was experiencing a lingering pain that one would not expect to have four days after such a minor fall and, upon checking the area, found a lump. Probably nothing, but better safe than sorry.
On Friday, August 9th, Travis went into the doctor who assured him that he was too young for it to be anything too dangerous, certainly not that “C” word, but sent him to get an ultrasound just to be sure.
Life never really seems to go as planned, and as you and I both now know. Travis learned that that lump that was probably nothing was, in fact, cancer. An appointment was set up for a CT scan to check for other issues and on Monday, August 12th, it was determined that there were no noticeable tumors in the abdominal area. Surgery was scheduled.
Surgery will commence on Friday, August 16th and more tests are needed to know how aggressive the cancer is, if there’s any other tumors, and what our next steps are.
Unfortunately, having cancer is something that two freshly married people, one barely into their field of work and one not even out of school, cannot afford. We are asking for help paying for what insurance cannot or will not cover. Every little bit helps, and we are very thankful for everyone who has already stepped up to help out.
Organizer and beneficiary
Julie Hughes
Organizer
Butte, MT
Travis Hughes
Beneficiary
