*Update: 08/19/2024 - I finally received the test results back from my 08/06/2024 PET scan. According to the report I have two spots in my upper lungs both approximately 7mm that are not visible in my previous scans. I thank God that I have such an early notice to seek treatment.

I am completely overwhelmed to see support and love from so many people. It is truly giving me the will and the spirit to move forward and fight. Thank you everyone, from the bottom of my heart. Words truly cannot express the torrent of emotion I feel, your support means the world to me.

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My name is Edward, back in March of 23 I was in a motorcycle accident where I was rear ended by an SUV at 60mph.

Thanks to God, my helmet, and my other protective gear... I am still alive! Though I still struggle with the injuries and after effects, I fight to keep moving forward every day. God gave me a chance.

It was my first time in an ambulance, they took me to the ER where my life took a twist, and it will never be the same again.

I was in the ER for 3 days. While being scanned for internal injuries and broken bones, the Doctors found a golf ball sized tumor in my left kidney. It was cancer. God had just given me the ability to fight for my life, again.

Three weeks after being hit by a truck I was right back in the hospital, this time to laparoscopicly remove 1/3 of my kidney. Recovery has been a slow and difficult process. But now I am on cancer watch getting CT and PET scans every few months.

Fast forward to January of 24, in one of my follow up scans, the Doctors found more cancer, but this time it had made it into my lungs. God gave me the chance to fight again.

We biopsied the growth and it was indeed kidney cancer, that had spread to my lungs somehow. We scheduled an ablation procedure for early May of 24.

The location of the growth was right in the center of the upper lobe of my left lung. To access this, a very skilled surgeon used a very long needle and began the probe into my left armpit, going through my rib cage and into my lung. Every centimeter or so he had to stop and run another CT scan as he guided the needle along. I had to be conscious for this procedure as it required me to hold my breath in intervals as they scan, and then the same breath as they positioned the needle. This needle had what basically amounted to a tiny microwave at the time. Once the needle was in the correct position, we burned it in it's place. Four minutes on high, like I was a frozen dinner. It felt like I had a campfire in my chest. But we killed it.

That brings us back to present day, and in my most recent PET scan, we found new spots on my lungs. This is so recent that my treatment plan has not yet been decided upon. God has given me yet another chance to fight, and I intend on fighting as hard as I possibly can.

I am currently on medical leave from my old job, the physical and emotional toll of the events over the last year have made it so that can no longer continue that type of work, and take care of my health, while also being a good husband to my amazing wife Tabatha and a good father to my two incredible sons Xavier and Xander.

I've come to a strange and uncertain time in my life, and I need to be able to cover my monthly bills and whatever unforseen medical expenses I may come up on, while I find a new profession. One that I can perform while concentrating on my health and the well being of my family.

I have to face the very real possibility that I may lose this fight. If I do lose my battle I want to at least have been able to leave my loved ones with good memories of me, and not ones of me stressed out over work and health.

If you know me, than you know that asking for help is the hardest thing in the world for me to do. I've always been at my best while helping others be at their best. I am asking for help now.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you for any love and support you can spare. God has given me the chance to fight, but I can't do it alone.