So TJ is approaching the 3 year mark of dealing with cancer as of this month. He’s been an absolute warrior. A role model. An inspiration. A fighter.

And he has never (and will never) be alone in this fight.

A big reason why he has been doing so well is because he is possibly the most stubborn person I’ve ever met (I’m his little brother, I’m allowed to say that…plus it’s true).

Being stubborn is a positive thing when you get diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Because it should have been a death sentence. And a quick one. Well TJ said that doesn’t work for me, brother. And here we are 4 years later and he still is fighting this disease like a champion.

With the stubbornness has come the resistance to reach out for any assistance. He never wanted to ask for help from anyone.

Well his friends and family can be stubborn too. We’ve all told him over and over the standard “if there’s anything we can do…” thing right? We all absolutely mean it. And I (along with some others) have finally convinced him it’s okay to accept some help.

Cancer sucks. Cancer treatment and subsequent bills suck too.

And he hasn’t really understood this, but being someone in his life and feeling helpless and wanting to do nothing but help sucks too.

Cue the creation of this GoFundMe.

We all want to help in some way. And now we are going to.

I set a random goal for this but anything we can do will definitely help him. And I know it’s going to make us feel good that we can finally do SOMETHING to help in some way.

I know for a fact he has been there for literally countless people in his life. He’s coached thousands of kids. Taught just as many. He’s an amazing friend. The best brother. Endlessly generous. And he’s touched so many lives and made impacts he’ll probably never truly know. I love you, T. And I know I’m one of so so many.

Let’s get the TJ army together and donate to him to make some aspects of his life a little easier to deal with. And we will all Just Keep Fighting right there alongside him.