Support Matt Franklin's Family in Crisis

Hello to all, my name is Jason. I am starting this fundraiser for my close friend, Matt Franklin. For anyone that has had the pleasure of knowing Matt and having him in your life, then you know what an amazing husband, father, friend, brother, and coworker he is. For those who don’t know Matt, just know that he is one of the hardest working and lovable people on this planet. Matt works many hours a day to support his family, which includes his wife Julie, son Leo, and his little girl Gemma. Also, Matt took in his brother's kids when he learned that they were not in a good situation living with their mother. Unfortunately, Matt’s brother passed away. Matt didn’t think twice about it and took in these two selflessly to give them a better life. Matt is the sole earner for his large family. Matt works all the time to support his family and to allow his wife to stay at home with their beautiful children. He never asks for anything in return. He is selfless when it comes to supporting his family.

Unfortunately, Matt and Julie’s lives were turned upside down last week. Julie collapsed at home, and Matt took her to the emergency room. When they got there, Julie was unresponsive. The doctors were able to revive her, and upon examination and a CAT scan, it was revealed that Julie had a brain tumor and it needed to be removed ASAP. She went in for surgery and the tumor was removed. Unfortunately, it affected her brain like a stroke would, and she is currently partially paralyzed on her left side. A few days after surgery, she had to be rushed in for another operation on her brain due to bleeding. They stopped the bleeding, but they were given more bad news that the tumor is stage 3 cancer and it’s aggressive as well. Matt has been back and forth from the hospital to home to be with his children non-stop for the past week. Julie will have to start chemo and radiation treatments once she is well enough to begin them. Also, she has a long road of physical therapy and speech therapy ahead of her as well. Because of all of this happening, Matt has not been to work in over a week, and it looks like he won’t be able to go back for some time. I started this fundraiser to be able to give him some relief from bills that will start piling up sooner than later. I think work and money are the last two things that should be on his mind. He needs to be able to focus on Julie and his children.

This is not an easy thing for Matt to ask for any type of help, but as we say, there isn’t anything we won’t do to help our family. So if you are reading this, please consider donating so Matt can stay with Julie as long as possible.

Thank you all in advance from Matt, Julie, Leo, and Gemma.