Hey y'all!

Hilarious, kind-hearted, politically extroverted, rambling, music-loving MATT has been diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer.

The best treatments are (of course) VERY expensive and not covered by insurance.

He is eligible for immunotherapy treatments, but they are 20K PER treatment and he will need 6 of them. Not to mention surgery.

Did I mention surgery?

Yeah, It sucks. Really sucks.

But Matt has always been there for us. He is our connector, our cheerleader, our culture maker, our music guru, our fun friend and the center of our community. He's always there to help. Now it's our turn to help him!

It will be hard enough for him to focus on getting through the chemo and treatments without worrying about the possibility of mountains of debt, so now's our time to come together.

Matt and Virginia set up a Caringbridge to share news of this crazy-fast and evolving story (diagnosis Monday, chemo starts Friday). Because his community is SO big, please visit the CaringBridge for updates - let’s not overwhelm him with texts and calls.

7 things you can do:

DONATE - right away - the costs are already starting - and will be upfront and intense.

SHARE a story about Matt (everyone has one) on social media and spread the word about this Go Fund Me.

READ the CaringBridge for updates.

LOOK FOR updates on CaringBridge about other ways you might be able to help like UberEats or Door Dash donations, rides to chemo, or other volunteer slots.

(We’ll list them on Caringbridge)

BE KIND to someone - like Matt would be.

DONATE AGAIN - because this is going to be very, very expensive.

LEAVE your favorite Bob Dylan lyric on CaringBridge for him.

Matt is proof that community is powerful! Now is our chance to show how this community he's so beautifully grown over the last 30+ years can lift him up on this journey.

LET’S GO! HELP MATT BEAT THIS #$@* CANCER!