Hello my name is Fidel, and I’m reaching out for support as my fiancé, Jermayne, and I face the toughest challenge of our lives. In December 2024, Jermayne was diagnosed with Kaposi Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. Since then, our world has been turned upside down. I’ve become his primary caretaker, taking on the financial and emotional burden as we navigate countless medical appointments, treatments, and the uncertainty that comes with this diagnosis. Since then he has started his journey and treatments with CBCC in April of 2025. We have two more chemo treatments of infusions in November of 2025 and he gets a month break before his second cycle or Chemotherapy in mid January 2026.

The impact on our finances has been overwhelming. I’ve had to take unpaid time off work, and while I was finally able to take FMLA, it’s still not enough to cover our basic needs. Jermayne has applied for SSI, but the process is slow, and we’re still waiting for assistance. We’ve reached out to numerous agencies, but we’re stuck on waitlists, and every day brings new worries about how we’ll keep our car, pay rent, or even have enough for groceries and gas to get to appointment's.

What keeps us going is our faith, prayer, and the unwavering support of our families and friends. Jermayne and I have been together for 10 years, and our bond is unbreakable. He is truly the life of the party—his smile and laughter light up every room, and his presence is felt by everyone who knows him. He’s devoted to his daughter, life partner and all those he loves. His passion for volleyball is unmatched, and his dream is to return to coaching once he recovers. Jermayne is the person people turn to for comfort, laughter, and support, and I’ve never felt safer or more loved than I do with him by my side. We’re asking for help to get through this storm so that Jermayne can focus on healing and we can keep our home, our car, and our hope for the future.

We know not everyone is able to contribute financially, and that’s okay. Even a quick share of our fundraiser, an encouraging comment, or a simple e-gift card for toiletries or groceries, a gas card would mean so much to us. If anyone knows of any agencies or foundations or organizations that might be able to help, my contact info should be available please feel free to reach out via Cell phone or via Email my contact info should be displayed along with my social media links. Any support, in any form, brings us one step closer to brighter days and helps us feel less alone on this journey. I've reached out to numerous agencies and they have us on a waiting list since April. I tried and explain what's happening but due to the fact we have no children we unfortunately get put at the bottom of the waiting list. I've reached out to so many people and agencies, foundations and I just keep getting the run around at this point I literally don't know what to do. We're still waiting on his SSI benefits to but at this point I might have to get some legal assistance to speed up the process. Thank you all again for the countless messages of support and all those that have contributed through our GoFundMe fundraiser and outside donations and support. But if you guys don't mind taking a minute of your day to share this to reach as many people as possible, maybe just maybe we may get in touch with that one person that can direct us to that right person or organizations/foundations/ agencies that can give us some information on resources. Thank you all once again. Just a side note we are more than willing to provide account details, if you feel more comfortable paying a bill for us directly I definitely don't mind at all. We have been waiting for both us to receive our benefits for nearly 4 months now and I may just have to return possibly as soon as next week and probably take another FMLA February next year depending on how things go this 2nd round of Chemotherapy. My main focus is RENT all the donations we've so kindly received have went straight to that but we're still like 3 months behind now with November just arriving. But we are pushing through and we can see the light at end of the tunnel. With him and my family and friends that stayed by our side at all times and always checking in on us, thank you all for the love and support .