Hope for Papa Mike (Stage 4 Cancer Battle)
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Papa Mike was Diagnosed with Stage 3 Lung Cancer at 63 yrs old. Which he is fighting very hard against. He's in need of funds for medical bills, treatments, therapy and having a habitual home to come back to.
This is a collaborate effort from family & friends around the world to raise funds for a husband, grandfather, and friend who is fighting very hard against Stage 3 Lung cancer. He was officially diagnosed 2 weeks ago (Sept 19/2019) after being told that he wasn't months ago in a different hospital.
His family and himself were shocked but immediately prepared to battle it for the long haul. After a week of staying in the hospital, there was an upsetting turn of events after the hospital was preparing him for cancer treatments. Michael had a Cardiac Arrest and his heart stopped because he couldn't breathe. He was able to be resuscitated back and is doing better than before he coded. He had his first treatment of radiation to shrink the mass 10/1/2019 which went very well thanks to the supportive thoughts and prayers of many people around the world.
BACKSTORY
For most of 2019, he has been ill and lost 120lbs from being sick. In early June, his family convinced him to go to ER because he was having problems with swallowing and eating. After going to a hospital in town to get checked out. His family and he expressed their concerns about his health and told the hospital everything that they need to know to treat him & diagnosed him. His daughter was adamant that her father must get a CAT scan and MRI to check for cancer. She expressed to them her concern and explained that from a young age her Dad smoked up until a year ago. They took him away to perform imaging tests and came back and diagnosed him with GERD and prescribed him with OTP Zantac.
The prescription did help with the discomfort he felt but it didn't solve the problem, he was schedule doctor visits months away from the time he went to ER and just waited for them to come like he was told so. In the meantime, his family was scrambling with state and federal aid to give him some type of health converge to help him later on. During all this, his health severely declined from not being able to eat anything but blended soups and protein drinks. His family took him to ER again, and the diagnoses came out very different this time. This hospital actually did a CAT scan and informed the family that there was a large mass in his chest, compressing his esophagus, rendering him unable to eat. They immediately took action and came up with a prognosis to treat him and that's where we are today.
His family and friends are hopeful but we're deeply in need of funds to help support him and his health.
Donating will ensure, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and physical therapy to help Papa Mike become healthy again and a portion of every donation will go to helping the Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Thank you for taking the time out to read our story. <3
and thank you for any type of support you lend us. <33
This is a collaborate effort from family & friends around the world to raise funds for a husband, grandfather, and friend who is fighting very hard against Stage 3 Lung cancer. He was officially diagnosed 2 weeks ago (Sept 19/2019) after being told that he wasn't months ago in a different hospital.
His family and himself were shocked but immediately prepared to battle it for the long haul. After a week of staying in the hospital, there was an upsetting turn of events after the hospital was preparing him for cancer treatments. Michael had a Cardiac Arrest and his heart stopped because he couldn't breathe. He was able to be resuscitated back and is doing better than before he coded. He had his first treatment of radiation to shrink the mass 10/1/2019 which went very well thanks to the supportive thoughts and prayers of many people around the world.
BACKSTORY
For most of 2019, he has been ill and lost 120lbs from being sick. In early June, his family convinced him to go to ER because he was having problems with swallowing and eating. After going to a hospital in town to get checked out. His family and he expressed their concerns about his health and told the hospital everything that they need to know to treat him & diagnosed him. His daughter was adamant that her father must get a CAT scan and MRI to check for cancer. She expressed to them her concern and explained that from a young age her Dad smoked up until a year ago. They took him away to perform imaging tests and came back and diagnosed him with GERD and prescribed him with OTP Zantac.
The prescription did help with the discomfort he felt but it didn't solve the problem, he was schedule doctor visits months away from the time he went to ER and just waited for them to come like he was told so. In the meantime, his family was scrambling with state and federal aid to give him some type of health converge to help him later on. During all this, his health severely declined from not being able to eat anything but blended soups and protein drinks. His family took him to ER again, and the diagnoses came out very different this time. This hospital actually did a CAT scan and informed the family that there was a large mass in his chest, compressing his esophagus, rendering him unable to eat. They immediately took action and came up with a prognosis to treat him and that's where we are today.
His family and friends are hopeful but we're deeply in need of funds to help support him and his health.
Donating will ensure, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and physical therapy to help Papa Mike become healthy again and a portion of every donation will go to helping the Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Thank you for taking the time out to read our story. <3
and thank you for any type of support you lend us. <33
Organizer
Miyana Hooks
Organizer
Indianapolis, IN