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Medical Bills & Expenses for Cancer Treatments

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Hello, My name is Harry (Bud) Weist. For 33 1/2 years, I was a dedicated Goodyear employee at their chemical factory located in Niagara Falls NY. Due to the working conditions and exposure to carcinogenic chemicals as described in the book, The Cancer Factory, by Jim Morris, I've been diagnosed with bladder cancer four times in the last 20 years.

Every three months I must travel to New York State to undergo medical testing and/or treatment to detect if the bladder cancer has returned. In 2018 I attempted to move my testing and treatment to Las Vegas, NV, where I currently reside, but the doctor I saw told me I was wasting time and money, and surely, it would not return. This offered me a glimmer of hope, but I could not shake the feeling that I was still at risk. The following year, in 2019, I resumed my testing in Western New York and the cancer had in fact returned and it was rated as an aggressive high-grade tumor. The doctors in New York understand the cancer as it relates to my exposure to chemicals, due to their experience treating dozens of other Goodyear workers who have also been exposed. Being exposed to the carcinogen ortho-toluidine led to my cancer, and its aggressive return over the years. In 2023, not only did I receive my 4th bladder cancer diagnosis, but I also underwent radiation treatment for prostate cancer. There is no way to know if the prostate cancer diagnosis was related to my ongoing struggles with bladder cancer, but it leads me to live in constant fear of when and what will be my next cancer diagnosis? Will the next one be the diagnosis that leads to my demise?

In my retirement, Goodyear has increased my personal financial contribution for medical insurance to almost $10,000 per year, decreasing my pension significantly. This fund will help to offset the cost of my testing, treatments, and travel to Western New York to access my treatment team.

Sincerely,

Harry Weist
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