Support Nathan's Fight Against Cancer

doing a gofundme and admitting needing help is no easy task for the oldest of 3.

an fm rock radio dj, early internet entrepreneur, SAG actor (national commercials, indie films, blah blah blah), then early to internet marketing...my life was on fire, on paper, but i was on fire on the inside.

i had dozens of some of the best people and some of the worst people around me. i felt i was invincible.


 until i wasn't.

 i spent 4.5 years living on the streets of los angeles, in and out of county, notorious for its compassion (sarcasm intended).

previously i had had the cars, the houses and the lifestyle most guys fantasize about.

until i didn't.  

early in the year i noticed i would have spurts of energy, followed by being bed ridden. i figured it was work related; doing production, learning AI, contacting dozens of people a day, lining up interviews (only to find out that they wound up in jail or rehab prior to our scheduled talk)...it was exhausting work, but i actually enjoy it!

finally, in about march of 2025, i started traveling to ventura, to see specialists.

i've had an endoscopy, two colonoscopies, 3 biopsies...nobody could figure out why i was so anemic and could barely make it to my hospital bed...i must have had half a gallon of blood drawn, transfusions of every kind...then i get the call 'mr. perry, could you come in and speak with us' - i knew those weren't the words of 'you are a-ok, don't sweat it'...

 i went in and my 35 year old ken doll of a doctor (seriously, barbie would have dropped her drawers...this guy is handsome), told me i had stage 3 cancer, but he's a surgeon and i should speak to an oncologist...cha ching! you could hear the register running out of tape. a doctor for this, a doctor for that, more infusions, transfusions and confusion on my part.

i bet i have 10 pages of lab results, from one session.

 i am definitely not looking for sympathy for my condition. i know a lot of people are going through a wide variety of ailments.

what i would like is to be able to get our only car fixed...there are hills between me and any kind of medical resources, and our car could barely make it into the driveway. i would like to be able to keep our cellphones on. i would like to be able to afford some of the natural remedies that i have been reading about (went way down that rabbit hole), and that show great promise.

most of all, i would like the opportunity to see my daughter (14), who i haven't seen in several years, and keep my 5 year old oblivious to my struggles, and put him into soccer and baseball (i would love to coach him!).

 putting food on the table would be up there on the list. my wife, 5 y/o and i had to move out of our house and are all sleeping in the same room (not as cozy at it sounds, but we are working on it!).

 if it was just for me, i would bite the bullet and cuddle up under a bridge somewhere. not to sound too dark, just saying.

i've got a wife, kids and family that loves me, and who i love dearly.

i lost my oldest to fentanyl in 2020. lost my two remaining grandparents in the past year, and two more family members in the last 2 months.

 we are working our way to a brighter future, and hope you will help! ❤️