Coach Cohen Needs Your Help

We Are The ALEX WILL BEAT CANCER Team and We Need Your Help.

Hi there! I'm Laura Cohen, Alex's mom, and I've started this fundraiser for Alex with the help of his fiancee, Evie Sirianni, his father, Marty Cohen, and his stepmother, Janet Krews. We are the ALEX WILL BEAT CANCER TEAM! I live in Gainesville, where Alex is undergoing treatment at Shands Cancer Center, and am one of Alex's caretakers as he goes through this health crisis. The physical and emotional costs of a cancer diagnosis are well known, but the financial burden is equally tough. Even with health insurance, the costs associated with the intensive treatment Alex requires to beat cancer are astronomical, especially since he has been mostly unable to work. All donations will go directly to unpaid medical bills, as well as living expenses while Alex is out of work. We are immensely grateful for the outpouring of love and support as we help Alex on his way to a cancer-free life!

THE BAD: 
Alex "Coach" Cohen was diagnosed in February with testicular cancer that has spread to his lungs and abdomen and is facing the fight of his life. Alex underwent surgery to remove his left testicle in February and was hospitalized a few weeks later to have another procedure to insert a nephrostomy tube in his left kidney, which was not functioning due to the presence of a massive tumor in his abdomen.  

Last week Alex began an aggressive 12-week chemotherapy treatment, to be followed by an RPLND surgery sometime in July to remove any tumors left in his abdomen and lymph nodes. As a result of these treatments, Alex has been unable to work and will soon use up his allotted sick time.

Meanwhile Alex and his fiancee, Evie, had been saving to pay for their wedding next year, and for a down payment on their first house. While he does have health insurance through his job as a high school teacher and football coach, there are numerous medical and living expenses not covered during this time. To help care for Alex while he undergoes the finest treatment available at Shands Cancer Center, Evie had to quit her job and move to Gainesville. Consequently, their savings has practically vanished.

THE GOOD:
As a high school teacher and football coach for the past nine years, Alex has relished the opportunity to assist dozens of students and players overcome major obstacles in their lives. And now he faces this personal battle and he NEEDS YOUR HELP.

You can participate in helping Coach Cohen overcome the biggest challenge of his life – the villain cancer. The ALEX WILL BEAT CANCER Team is actively raising money to help offset his medical bills and living expenses during the rigorous four-month chemotherapy regimen and potential surgery this summer. And unfortunately cancer simply doesn’t go away – Alex will need to be monitored closely for at least the next five years for the possibility of a recurrence and more costly medical expenses.  

So please help us in any way you can as The ALEX WILL BEAT CANCER Team continues to work endlessly for Alex and his future wife Evie. 

We Believe That We Will Win!