I’m telling the story of my younger brother, John Fabeck.  At the beginning of September, John noticed a strange feeling in his mouth.    
After a couple weeks of this feeling not going away,  he made a dentist appointment. The dentist didn’t like what he saw and he sent John to a Oral Surgeon, who did a biopsy. The results took over 2 weeks to get back, due to the fact they couldn’t figure out what type of cancer he had.  At this point John didn’t even know he had cancer, even the Mayo Clinic couldn’t figure it out!!! After going to another new doctor, Dr. Sedwick, who was very proactive and had John get a PetScan and he made sure to get some results. Thankfully, it was only in John’s mouth and Lymph Nodes in his throat. John was referred to a cancer doctor in the Seattle area, that his local doctor felt could help John get answers. John was told, it was a very aggressive and stage 4 cancer, and needed surgery, we are still not exactly sure what type of cancer it is. The surgery was then scheduled for 2 weeks later,  November 21st. We are hopeful for a positive outcome.
      With John being the major provider for his family of 5, things have taken a toll on him and his family. He is in constant pain, making it impossible for him to work. In the coming months,  he will be dealing with having to stay in the Seattle area for up to 2 weeks, depending on how he is progressing and then go back to Anchorage for many rounds of Chemo and Radiation.
      His wife Arica is unable to work much,  due to taking him to Dr. appointments and also being out of town for his surgery and recovery. His medical expenses are unknown, but are expected to be very high, as well as just the living expenses,  it will add up quickly. 
     Any thing you can do to help out and any amount is greatly appreciated. Please keep John and his family in your prayers. We will keep this updated after his surgery.
     
Thank you very much, Michele, Arica and  family. ❤️❤️