My name is Billy. I've was diagnosed with Extensive Stage Small Cell Carcinoma in July 2023. Unfortunately, this cancer is terminal, which means there is no cure, so no hope of ever beating it, but I can fight it as long as possible, and that is what I have been doing.

In July 2023, I was riding my motorcycle when someone pulled out in front of me on a pedal bicycle. I had a split second to react, so I laid my motorcycle down, avoiding hitting the man on the pedal bike. Once at the hospital, I found out that I had cancer. At the time, I had no symptoms at all, so to me, I was blessed to have this accident happen. Right away, we started fighting. I first went through a platinum chemo regimen that did not work; I actually grew more tumors while on it. Then I went through 10 rounds of radiation before starting my second type of chemo that lasted 4 months before it stopped working. By this time, I broke my pelvis 6 times, so I needed to have surgery to fix my pelvis. Then I needed to do 10 more rounds of radiation. At this point, there were no other approved treatments for my cancer, so we went on the hunt for clinical trials, which we found one and started right away. This trial worked really well until it didn't anymore, as my cancer is very sneaky and hides itself from treatments. So I had to come off that trial and look for a second clinical trial, which I found in Washington, DC, at NIH (National Institute of Health). I was on this trial for just over 2 months before finding out it was not working. This brings us up to the present time. Over Christmas, I was diagnosed with bronchitis and Rapid Tumor Growth, and I developed a new tumor in my neck on top of the tumors I already have in my right lung, iliac lymph node, and my pelvis. I was put in the hospital for 5 days to be treated for the bronchitis. After being released, I went home to recover. Two weeks later, I ended up back in the hospital. This time, I was diagnosed with pneumonia and chronic pain. I spent 15 days in the hospital. In that time, I had 3 procedures. The first one was a Cryoablation, where they went in and froze some of my tumor and my nerves that were between my right lung and attached to my #2, #3, and #4 ribs. Directly after this surgery, they had to rush me back into the operating room to put in nerve blocks in my spine, as I couldn't take the pain from the first surgery. Three days later, they went in through my neck and put in another nerve block that made my right arm numb and useless. Through all of this, they had put me on 4 liters of oxygen full time, and this is what brings me here to GoFundMe. When I was discharged, I was put on oxygen full time. My insurance company paid for an at-home oxygen machine and 6 portable tanks. The problem is I cannot fly with these tanks. I have to have an FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrator, which my insurance has denied twice. Without this machine, I cannot travel to get to a clinical trial to receive the chemo I need to stay alive. This is literally life or death for me. If I can't travel, then no chemo. My only choice is to go on Hospice and wait for my time to come to an end and head to my final home up in the clouds with God. I'm not afraid to go there; I'm ready to go home when God sees fit to bring me home. But for now, I belong here on earth with my family. I have 6 kids who need me, ranging in ages from 4-24 years old. They need their dad, so I'm begging for any help I can get to purchase this portable oxygen concentrator that I need to be able to fly to my clinical trial. Without it, I have no other choice but to go on Hospice. So please, every dollar adds up. My wife works 3 jobs to pay our bills and to make sure I'm able to have the things I need here at home and to travel, but we live on a very strict budget, and that budget doesn't allow for a $4,000 portable oxygen concentrator. So all I can do is come here and beg for help. I have no other choice. I have called most places everyone has suggested to call to look for help, and they cannot help me right now as budgets are getting cut or are small in the first place. I've really tried. This is the last thing I wanted to do was come here. I just have no other options. So please, anything helps. I'm begging you to help me live for my family. My kids need me. I thank you all for even reading this. If you can't help, I understand, I really do. Can you please share this so as many people can see this? I need all the help I can get. So thank you all. I love you all. You're amazing.