My name is Kaine, and in June 2024 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hearing the word cancer shattered me. Since that day, life has been a blur of hospitals, treatments, close calls, and the constant fight to stay alive.

Chemotherapy was supposed to save me, but it nearly killed me four times. The side effects have been devastating — I’ve developed Addison’s disease, encephalitis, and advanced neuropathy. Every day my body feels like it’s breaking down, and my mental health has been pushed to the edge.

Some days, it feels impossible. But then I look at my daughter, Isla. She’s 7 years old, and she’s my reason for everything. She’s the reason I fight through the pain. The reason I keep going back to the hospital. The reason I refuse to give up, no matter how brutal this journey has become. I want to be here to walk her to school, to laugh with her, to hold her when she’s hurting, to watch her grow up. She is my world.

I am blessed with an incredible care team and a family who stands by me, but the financial weight of this fight is crushing. Between medical bills, treatments, and just trying to keep a roof over our heads, I can’t do this alone anymore.

I’m asking for help — not for myself, but for the chance to keep fighting so I can be here for Isla. Every donation goes toward my care, our living expenses, and making sure Isla is supported through this storm. Even if you can’t give, sharing this campaign means the world to us.

I never imagined life would bring me here. But I know I can’t give up — because Isla deserves her dad.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading, sharing, donating, or simply keeping us in your thoughts. Your support is helping me survive. With love and gratitude, Kaine. 


P.S. As of 10/28/2025 I am officially in remission!!!!! But now comes the hard part: assimilating myself back into everyday life. I have some interviews lined up and I’m hoping to land something soon, but I need help getting by right now. Bills, groceries, food for my dog Raf, Christmas and Isla’s birthday, it’s all coming at me so fast, and having been out of work for over a year, I’m sure you can see why I’m ill prepared to face any of it. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. I love you guys so much for getting me here. I just need a little bit more help.