Please support William Cobb in his battle against Multiple Myeloma.

William is my son in law and I love him dearly. Anyone who knows William Cobb knows he is a cheerful, upbeat, positive, friendly, kind, and sincere person. He is a loving husband, father, and friend. He is always willing to drop whatever he is doing to help anyone who needs him, but he himself would never ask for or expect help from others. Will is now in need of help, support, and prayer.

In August 2023, William was rushed to the emergency room with excruciating pain in his back and leg. He was unable to walk without assistance. The emergency room doctor advised he was just going to send Will home with muscle relaxers and advised him to take ibuprofen because at that time Will was uninsured. Will pleaded with the doctor to run tests and do imaging. Finally, the doctor agreed to do lab work. The results came back and were alarming, so the doctor ordered imaging. The imaging results showed that Will had multiple shattered vertebrae and cancerous lesions throughout his hips and spine. He was given the diagnosis of Treatment Resistant Multiple Myeloma, which is a rare blood cancer that causes plasma to become cancerous and grow out of control in the bone marrow. This cancer spreads through the blood, bones, and organs.

Once this diagnosis was discovered, Will was transferred to another hospital for emergency surgery. He had two 18-inch titanium rods screwed into his spine in an effort to prevent Will from becoming paralyzed. It was a long, difficult road to recovery from the surgery, but thankfully Will was able to walk again without assistance. While recovering from surgery, Will was undergoing weekly chemotherapy, which came with its own horrible side effects. On February 29, 2024, Will underwent a stem cell transplant, which also came with numerous side effects and a difficult recovery. After the transplant, Will was considered to be in a good partial remission. He was feeling better and able to enjoy his new lease on life.

Unfortunately, in April 2025, Will's back pain returned. Imaging results showed that more cancerous lesions had grown and broken more of his vertebrae, and bloodwork showed that Will was no longer in remission. The doctors tried to do experimental drug treatments, which did not help and only increased Will's pain and exacerbated his symptoms. In June 2025, Will was admitted into the hospital for intensive 24-hour per day chemotherapy for 4 days. This therapy shrank the tumors in his spine, relieving much of Will's pain. He had to go back to the hospital every other day for lab work and blood transfusions.

A week after his chemotherapy, he was admitted to the hospital again because he contracted 3 separate infections that can only be contracted in a healthcare setting. He was very ill and hospitalized for 2 weeks. He received numerous IV antibiotics and blood transfusions. After his release, the doctors insisted on more intensive chemotherapy, and Will was re-admitted to the hospital again in July 2025 for an additional 5 days. Since then, Will has been going back to the hospital every other day for lab work and blood transfusions. Will is going to have Car T therapy, which is a transplant of T Cells, and this will occur in September 2025. This will require additional hospitalizations.

Will has been missing a lot of time from work for his treatment and has not had PTO available through his employer and therefore has not been paid for the time he has missed. Will and his family are relying mostly on his wife's income, but a large part of her paychecks are drastically reduced to pay for Will's health insurance and the spousal surcharge associated. This is making it difficult for them to be able to afford to pay for medical bills, food, medications, mortgage, utilities, household emergencies, etc. Recently, on his way to treatment, Will's car broke down and is not drivable. His wife's car is also in disrepair and is in serious need of repairing.

All of this has taken a toll on him and his family emotionally and financially. Even though Will has been fighting this very difficult battle, he always remains positive and hopeful that he will be in remission soon.

Any support would be greatly appreciated whether it be financially, by sharing this with others or through prayer for Will and his family during this difficult time.