This is the story of my cousin Joe
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Hi everyone, my name is Gina. I am writing this today in support of my super special cousin Joe. We've always been close...like brother and sister, so it feels natural for me to take the reigns here and try to ease his pain, and that of his family.
Joe, his wife Tina, and their two little boys were recently blindsided by Joe's sudden, devastating diagnosis. He went from pretty healthy guy, to very seriously ill, in a matter of a few months.
Joe has been diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer, which has spread to his liver.
As if that wasn't enough of a horror, Joe's boss "let him go" three weeks post-diagnosis. The coward fired Joe via email....not kidding! While Joe was employed by this jerk, he kept pushing off setting up health insurance for him, which he never did receive.
Joe's wife stays home to care for two their young boys....the youngest, who is just four, suffers from autism and needs quite a bit of extra attention. Now Tina has to also care for Joe, who is really not feeling well at all, so getting a job is not possible at this time.
This whole devastating turn of events has flipped their lives upside down. They have no money coming in; Joe has health insurance now, but not before their first $112,000 hospital bill arrived, and they have a disabled child who will need life-long care.
Family and friends are helping out as much as possible, and they've started receiving some public assistance. Unfortunately, it will never be enough to keep them afloat.
To know Joe, is to love him. He has an insanely big heart, a hilarious sense of humor (even about his illness), and a bubbly personality. He generally lives on the sunny side of the street.
He and his wife Tina are best friends and so in love. Joe literally adores the ground his little boys walk on. They all need each other's loving arms around them to beat this thing! Joe is a family guy, top to bottom, and we all pray he gets to be that guy for a long time to come.
This page is my attempt to raise some money for their life expenses...current, and possibly future. Food stamps are helpful, but they don't pay electric bills and car payments.
Money would definitely ease a lot of their stress.
If you have $1.00 to donate....it's $1.00 more than they have. If you haven't any money to donate, a prayer for Joe and his family would be wonderful.
Thank you you for taking the time to read about Joe, and watch his video, which I took from his FB page.
Thank you, and God bless you.
Joe, his wife Tina, and their two little boys were recently blindsided by Joe's sudden, devastating diagnosis. He went from pretty healthy guy, to very seriously ill, in a matter of a few months.
Joe has been diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer, which has spread to his liver.
As if that wasn't enough of a horror, Joe's boss "let him go" three weeks post-diagnosis. The coward fired Joe via email....not kidding! While Joe was employed by this jerk, he kept pushing off setting up health insurance for him, which he never did receive.
Joe's wife stays home to care for two their young boys....the youngest, who is just four, suffers from autism and needs quite a bit of extra attention. Now Tina has to also care for Joe, who is really not feeling well at all, so getting a job is not possible at this time.
This whole devastating turn of events has flipped their lives upside down. They have no money coming in; Joe has health insurance now, but not before their first $112,000 hospital bill arrived, and they have a disabled child who will need life-long care.
Family and friends are helping out as much as possible, and they've started receiving some public assistance. Unfortunately, it will never be enough to keep them afloat.
To know Joe, is to love him. He has an insanely big heart, a hilarious sense of humor (even about his illness), and a bubbly personality. He generally lives on the sunny side of the street.
He and his wife Tina are best friends and so in love. Joe literally adores the ground his little boys walk on. They all need each other's loving arms around them to beat this thing! Joe is a family guy, top to bottom, and we all pray he gets to be that guy for a long time to come.
This page is my attempt to raise some money for their life expenses...current, and possibly future. Food stamps are helpful, but they don't pay electric bills and car payments.
Money would definitely ease a lot of their stress.
If you have $1.00 to donate....it's $1.00 more than they have. If you haven't any money to donate, a prayer for Joe and his family would be wonderful.
Thank you you for taking the time to read about Joe, and watch his video, which I took from his FB page.
Thank you, and God bless you.
Organizer and beneficiary
Gina Serra
Organizer
Syosset, NY
Tina Forte
Beneficiary