Savannah, Effingham native with stage 4 cancer

Hi, my name is Beverly. I’m starting this page for my beautiful baby boy, Brent. A 40 year old native of Savannah and Rincon, Georgia, and a single father, who, in April of 2023, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that’s spread to his liver. It is inoperable, due to the number of tumors in his liver.

Brent is a fun loving, hilarious, amazing father, who always has a laugh and a hug to share. He’s the life of the party, and a natural entertainer. He has been his entire life. Even as a little boy. Good Lord the notes and phone calls I used to get from the schools about my “class clown” He loves to laugh but loves to make everyone else laugh even more. He lights up any room he walks into. But more than all of that, he loves his children more than any father I’ve ever seen. His babies are his entire world, just like he’s mine.

He’s been undergoing chemotherapy infusions for the past year, here in Savannah, and it’s helped tremendously, but he’s come as far as he can with the treatments that are available locally.

His doctors have been working with a team of surgeons to come up with a plan, and he is scheduled to have surgery on the 22nd of this month (April 2024) at Emory University in Atlanta, to have a chemo pump placed in his abdomen, to deliver chemo directly to his liver.

Although we’ve done all we can, and he refuses to give up the fight, unfortunately at this point, the goal is to sustain/improve quality of life and add as much time as possible. To add fuel to the fire, his condition stems from a genetic disorder called Lynch Syndrome, which doubles the likelihood of cancer developing and makes it grow more rapidly as well, so he also has to continue his regular regimen of intravenous chemotherapy to keep the cancer from spreading and growing in other organs.

The team at Emory will be taking over his treatment. In order for this therapy to do its job, the pump needs to be refilled every 2 weeks at the cancer center in Atlanta, for the foreseeable future.

As you can imagine, travel and lodging is going to be quite a burden, on top of already insurmountable medical costs.

He does work, but the side effects from the treatments have left him only able to work part time, and after surgery, we’re not sure when or if he’ll be able be to return to work, and that’s why I’m here. I hate doing this behind his back, because he hates asking for help. I hate that this is the hand my baby and his family have been dealt, and his father and I have, and will continue to help as much as possible, but unfortunately, this is one of my last and only options, and there is nothing I won’t do, or resource I won’t tap to help my children when they need me.

when he was initially diagnosed, his employer and several of his close friends held a few fundraisers for him, and raised over $5,000.00 We are all still immensely grateful, and overwhelmed by the generosity and selflessness shown by our community, and we stretched it as far as we could, but we all know medical costs are ridiculous, even with insurance. Especially in a case like his, where there’s likely no end in sight. And now having to travel to Atlanta every two weeks, the costs are, and will continue to pile up fast.

He is currently in the process of applying for disability, but that takes time, and only covers so much. So again, here I am. Anything will help. Spare change in your couch cushions (I’ve dug all mine out, promise ) a loose dollar you found under the seat while cleaning out your truck…anything is enough.

I know in this economy, money is tight for everyone, and it’s not easy to part with, so I apologize in advance for asking you to, but again, I am taking any means available to relieve as much of this burden from my son and his family, as I can. God has a plan and we’ve given this fight to Him and our trust is in Him for a miracle and complete healing. We just need a little cushion for the landing, while he’s working.

We have lived in this community and area our entire lives, and we’ve seen all too many times the love and support from it when one of its own is facing impossible odds and tremendous adversity. We’ve been on the other end of situations like this and done what we could when we could. I know it’s not always an option, and if you can’t swing it, from the bottom of my heart….i get it. I’m coming to you as mother who is scared for her child, but also a mother who is fighting tooth and nail for her baby. Just like I know any of you would do for you children. So, if you can spare anything, it would be more appreciated than you could ever know.

Thank you for taking the time to hear me out, and thank you in advance for opening your hearts for my amazing son ♥️