Support Gus Lawson's Fight Against Cancer

Support Gus Lawson’s immunotherapy treatment.

Hi, I’m Richard Solomon and have known Gus for 40 years. Some of you may know him as Donald Lawson. He’s a Mira Mesa HS Alum, a father of two amazing kids and Navy veteran who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stage 4 colon cancer in the spring of 2023.

He’s had colon and spine surgery, and close to 20 rounds of chemotherapy, with three rounds of radiation to reduce the tumors.

Wanting to seek other options, Gus and his wife were able to secure a spot in a clinical trial that would move Gus into the 2 drugs that he would continue on to fight the spread of his cancer, but also an added immunotherapy.

The trial has allowed Gus to maintain his quality of life and has stopped the spread of his cancer.

For Gus to participate in the trial he travels from Northern Virginia to Philadelphia at least every two weeks. The trips have cost more than expected and his family needs your support so he can continue getting the immunotherapy.

I’m requesting your help to reduce the stress this financial strain is putting on Gus and his family by doing one or two things.

1. Share this request to increase awareness of Gus’ need to fund trips to participate in the trial for the next year.

2. Contribute a small amount toward our $15K goal to directly support Gus and his family.

Thank you for your consideration!