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Help Save Adam

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Adam Ward, a popular social sciences teacher and lacrosse coach, has been diagnosed with Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma.  This rare and devastating cancer has taken him from happily celebrating two family weddings to being hospitalized and undergoing emergency treatment in a cancer ward in a few short weeks.   

Adam's condition (HSTCL) is extremely rare and has been linked to the immunosuppressant drugs he had been taking for his Crohn's disease.  Very little is known about this cancer due to its infrequency, except that it advances with frightening speed, and the prognosis without swift and radical action is poor:  https://www.tcllfoundation.org/blog/learning-corner/learning-corner/hepatosplenic-t-cell-lymphoma-hstcl
He is already undergoing emergency chemotherapy and likely needs a bone marrow transplant.

Adam lost his position and insurance due to the Covid-19 crisis.  He had some money saved from the sale of his old house,  but the costs of emergency admission, transfers to three different hospitals for more specialized care, tests, diagnosis and treatment so far have already exceeded that by far and were incurred before he could even apply for insurance, which certainly won't cover them retroactively. 

Adam had made major changes in his life, where he lived and worked, in part to  be more available to help his family.  Fate cruelly twisted that plan back on itself, and he is the one the whole family is desperately trying to help.  Sadly, in his vulnerable state, the risk prevents those of you who know and love Adam from visiting him or assisting us directly with his care, which would have been deeply appreciated. 

Any donation you can make will help us take care of him in his time of need.

Due to Adam’s hospitalization and poor condition, his father will be using the all money we raise specifically to help pay Adam’s medical bills.

Thank you all for your compassion and generosity.

Organizer and beneficiary

The Ward Family
Organizer
Pittsburgh, PA
Adam Ward
Beneficiary

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