Help Fund Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Timolin James. I have spent most of my working life as an educator working with students ranging from early childhood to middle school. I have spent a lot of time volunteering to help children, parents and supporting my community. My parents taught me to be a giver, a sharer of your overflow expecting nothing in return but being grateful that you had enough to share with others. Treat others as you want to be treated and respect the people and places in your niche.

While on an intellectual level, we all know that life is not infinite. Everyone will eventually cease to exist. But when we are facing our own mortality and know that our time is swiftly running down, we begin to wrestle with questions of life and death, how much time is left, how will death occur? Will it be painful? Should I be scared? Will my family be okay? What have I left undone? I am a woman of faith and believe that there is life beyond physical death. Yet, I, like most people want to live a long, happy, healthy and productive life. I am the one who has always been the caregiver, the supporter, the comforter to others. Now, that role is reversed and I am the one needing help from others. I have recently been diagnosed with a rare uterine cancer called leiomysarcoma. This occurs in about 1200 women annually in the United states. Treatment options are limited and this cancer metasticizes quickly and aggressively spreads to other areas as it has done in me. It has spread to my liver, lungs, abdomen and surrounded the Superior Vena Cava leading to blood clots. The prognosis is not good. There are limited clinical trials that treat this rare cancer and you must complete several rounds of chemotherapy in order to qualify pending a reduction in the size of the masses by 20 to 30 percent.

I have a stage four diagnosis and want to do a immunotherapy program not covered by my insurance. The cost is $25,000.00 for the complete cycle. I want to live as long as possible and am appealing to family, friends and people of compassion who are willing to help me raise funds for this treatment. “The darkest night will end; the sun will shine and hope will live again.” Thank you to all who will help me try to afford this treatment. Please support my GoFundMe effort.