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Help Tom Beat Cancer

It’s with great reluctance that I write this but, after strong urging from several close friends, I am reaching out asking for help.  

 As many of you know, I have been diagnosis with cancer, specifically cancer on the tongue which is shocking since I’ve been a life-long non-smoker.  

When my doctor told me I had cancer it did not seem real.  Cancer is something that happens to others, I did not think this could happen to me.  On top of processing the challenges of cancer, realizing this will most likely have a direct impact on my livelihood as a radio host/programmer has rocked me to the core. 

I love living in Alaska but, our unique isolation from the rest of the country has contributed to very costly insurance.  Like other people you may know or have read about, I have become one of those folks lost in the grand insurance shuffle resulting in no insurance coverage.

In addition to uncertainty about my health, what lies ahead is tremendous debt unless I can figure out how to get help to pay for my treatment and recovery.   My surgery is scheduled for June 23 in Seattle with follow up radiation and recovery here in Anchorage. 

I’ve spent my life trying to help others so it is a real challenge to ask for help but, my friends have urged me to reach out now at the beginning of this process.  I don’t ask lightly for help and whatever you might be to do will be more appreciated than you’ll ever know. 

Tom
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  • Dan Culhane
    • $100 
    • 6 yrs
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Tom Oakes
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Anchorage, AK

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