Hi my name is Angela Burkett I am Mike Bailey's sister- in-law. They are in need of some help as he has been diagnosed with stage 4 Renal Carcinoma.

Mikes journey

Mikes illness started in 2011 when he became sick and found out he had HUS Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. His body attacked its own blood cells and caused it to put out blood clots that killed the function of both kidneys. He did dialysis for awhile before getting a kidney transplant. It was successful and they had a new drug they were using to help with the kidney he had gotten and he was on anti rejection meds. Mike started having issues with his back in June 2025. They thought at first it was a pulled muscle. In July he was still having issues and in excruciating pain. He went to ER and they did a Cat scan on him and found 2 spine fractures, ruptured disc, and a lesion on his old Kidney. They sent him home to see a neurosurgeon for his spine. He has made a couple visits back to ER before they finally did another Cat scan and saw the tumor on his kidney was bigger than before. They sent him to Indy where they did an MRI. This is where they found the tumors on his spine had caused his fractures. They had to put cement like material in his back to stabilize the spine. He has tumors all over his spine, right side pelvis, his ribs and on his skull. He had a biopsy with the tumors on his back and they were able to tell it was Renal Carcinoma. They are trying to help with pain control and provide small treatments.

If you can not donate please say a prayer for Mike and his family. They can use a lot of those going forward. Please share as much as you can as we are trying to help this family out that has been through the ringer.

Thank you to everyone!!