My son, Christopher (also known as C.E.T.S from NinjaNation gaming), was just diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma—Our world has been turned upside down. Christopher lives in New York with his wife and her two young children. With his diagnosis, his wife is now carrying the full financial burden of their household while also caring for him during treatment. The stress of managing rent, food, car payments, insurance, and constant trips to and from the hospital is overwhelming for them both.

As Christopher’s mother, I am doing everything I can to support him from afar to help Christopher and Kelly ease the pressure on their household. The distance makes it even harder to watch my son and his loved ones struggle through such a challenging time.

We are asking for any support to help relieve some of this burden so Christopher can focus on fighting this horrible disease. Every donation and share truly means the world to us. Thank you for your kindness and support.

MESSAGE FROM CHRIS:

For those of you who know me or don’t know me, my name is Chris. I've been local to Brooklyn my whole life. I recently got diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma…. it’s turned my entire world upside down overnight.

Since December, I’ve been going through different medical complications—fevers every few days. Not able to sleep at night I can’t lay down on ANY side without it feeling like knives are going thru my lungs and kidneys. I had a kidney infection, swollen lymph nodes in my neck, stomach, groin and back, which caused most the extreme pain especially when walking. I have dealt with this pain in my left kidney and lung for months while I worked. Recently, they found a 5-centimeter mass in my neck and other swollen lymph nodes around my body. These are what have caused me to sweat profusely every night, waking up every 1-3 hours drenched in sweat and having to change clothes 3-5 times every single night since December. On top of that I didn’t notice till the doctors visit but since December Iv lost about 35 LBS I’m not eating right cus of constant nausea.

Dealing with this for over 4 months feels like torture. My body is exhausted, I’m sleep-deprived, and I’m very depressed. Not being able to work. I’m worrying about everything I can’t do anything about. It’s mostly the extreme pain & stress that keeps me up at night. Financially, mentally, emotionally It’s been very hard coming to terms with all this for so long and ending up here.

I’ve always worked hard and did whatever I had to do to be able to earn for my self, provide for my family and take care of my bills. I never imagined I’d be in a position where I’d need to ask for help. But now, with treatments ahead and no income or way of making one, I’m facing challenges I never expected. I’m out of work for a few months. My wife and I have always split our bills, but now she’s carrying the weight of EVERYTHING and it’s weighing heavily on the entire household. I feel helpless Iv depleted all my savings , maxed out all my credit cards & I can no longer keep up with car payments, insurance, my phone bill, and food. She’s been helping me so much but it’s taking a toll on her and the kids & I HATE being someone else’s burden. We’re behind on rent & other bills. Watching this happen with me not able to provide cripples me mentally. Every day is a struggle, not just physically but financially and emotionally too.

The money raised here will help cover my car payments, car insurance, phone bill, food, rides to specialists, medical co pays / bills, and medication. This support means my wife can focus on the kids rent and other bills without having to worry about all the extra financial responsibility. I’ve maxed out my credit cards trying to stay afloat, but it’s just not possible to do this alone. I will be out of work until my treatments are completed, and the stress of not being able to contribute has been overwhelming. I never take days off work because we can’t afford to, I don’t like being sick on the couch all day it drives me crazy to sit in the same place every single day but now I’m forced to because of my condition. It’s a struggle every day just to walk and do simple things, and I’m reaching out to anyone who can help, even just a little. Every bit helps.

I usually don’t ask for help I just “Deal with it”. But now I NEED HELP MORE THEN EVER. I appreciate everyone for even taking the time to read this. Your support—no matter how Big or small—means the world to me right now. Thank you for helping me get through this difficult time. And even if you can’t donate I just ask that you pray to God or whatever higher power you believe in and ask for a speedy recovery for me please.