Ramon is a father, a volunteer, and a cancer fighter who has spent his life showing up for those around him. Now he needs us to show up for him! Ramon's treatment-resistant stage 4 cancer has stopped responding to traditional therapy. His best option is a cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment that targets his specific cancer, and he's been accepted. The only barrier now is the cost. Every penny raised goes directly to his treatment. Please join him in this fight by donating and sharing. Even $1 is genuinely helpful. Let’s not let cost stop him from living!
If you donate, feel free to leave Ramon a message—we’re reading every one.
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Ramon is the kind of person who takes the long way home because a friend might need something. The kind of dad who spent 11 straight Christmases building homes for families in need, together with his wife Jenni and their four kids. The kind of man who takes the time to care.
He and Jenni have been married for 33 years and together built something special: a family that loves to spend time together. All four of their kids share his red hair, his blue eyes, and his instinct to serve. In their spare time, they run a nonprofit, Hands on Hope, and have taken hundreds of volunteers on service trips over the years. Their youngest son Joshua, was 8 years old when they started. He doesn't remember Christmas any other way.
In early 2025, what started as back pain during a service trip turned into something none of them expected. An MRI revealed not just a herniated disc, but a large tumor on his hip bone, tumors in his spine, and within a week, a full diagnosis: stage 4 cancer, spread to his bones, lungs, liver and colon. His oncologist gave him approximately 6-12 months to live without treatment.
Ramon's response was simple. He got to work.
Over the past year, he completed 10 rounds of radiation, 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and 12 weeks in a clinical trial at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The cancer carries a KRAS mutation that makes it uniquely difficult to treat. It adapts. When treatments attack, it rebuilds. The clinical trial stopped working in March 2026. He has outlived the timeline they gave him, but now conventional options are becoming very limited. Finding effective treatment is extremely urgent.
They have found what appears to be his best remaining option: a customized immunotherapy treatment that works at the cellular level, engineering his own immune cells to recognize and fight his specific cancer. It is grounded in a decade of research and has shown very encouraging results with treatment-resistant cancers like Ramon's. He has already been accepted into the program. The only barrier is cost. This treatment is not covered by his insurance.
Every dollar raised goes directly to treatment. Ramon and Jenni are putting in everything they can. For a man who has spent his life giving, asking for help is not natural. If you've ever been on the receiving end of someone's quiet, steady generosity, this is your chance to give it back.
Ramon is not done living and giving. Help us make sure cost isn't what stops him.