It has taken some time to get my thoughts together about what if anything I wanted to write. Anita and I have never reached out for anything in our 33 years together, but sometimes in life we must change.
Five weeks ago we learned that our oldest son Alex who is 30 was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin?s Lymphoma. Like Alex we were devastated, especially not knowing anything about this disease. Also he is 1000 miles away so have physical support for him is difficult, but I think we will make it to see him mid-March.
Hodgkin?s Lymphoma is a 100% curable disease but the path to get there will be hard. As some say the cure is worse than the disease. As parents it is very difficult to see anything happen to our kids, so your thoughts are appreciated by us and him.
This last Wednesday Alex had is first of 12 chemo treatments over the next six months. As he is finding out there are side effects headaches and nausea, both of which make it difficult to work, although he is pushing through that for now.
It appears that his entire medical is covered through his health insurance program, but his day to day living expenses may cut him short if he cannot continue to work. It is interesting how social media works. So last Wednesday Alex made a post on Facebook to let his friends know what is going on. His best friend from college Mallory, put together something called GoFundMe. This is a social media fund raising site for just about anything. She has put a goal of $10,000 as a Rainy Day Fund for Alex to help him through the next six plus months.
So a couple of things if you would, give some good thoughts for Alex to make a complete recovery, look at GoFundMe link and maybe make a donation or you will see his address there maybe drop him a card. Also if you would make a little note that you are part of ST-Owners.com forum. Since he knows none of you I am sure he would like to know how you found out about his situation.
Anita and I thank all of you for your support during these trying times.
http://www.gofundme.com/nd1d54?fb_action_ids=950729298285271&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=undefined#
Five weeks ago we learned that our oldest son Alex who is 30 was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin?s Lymphoma. Like Alex we were devastated, especially not knowing anything about this disease. Also he is 1000 miles away so have physical support for him is difficult, but I think we will make it to see him mid-March.
Hodgkin?s Lymphoma is a 100% curable disease but the path to get there will be hard. As some say the cure is worse than the disease. As parents it is very difficult to see anything happen to our kids, so your thoughts are appreciated by us and him.
This last Wednesday Alex had is first of 12 chemo treatments over the next six months. As he is finding out there are side effects headaches and nausea, both of which make it difficult to work, although he is pushing through that for now.
It appears that his entire medical is covered through his health insurance program, but his day to day living expenses may cut him short if he cannot continue to work. It is interesting how social media works. So last Wednesday Alex made a post on Facebook to let his friends know what is going on. His best friend from college Mallory, put together something called GoFundMe. This is a social media fund raising site for just about anything. She has put a goal of $10,000 as a Rainy Day Fund for Alex to help him through the next six plus months.
So a couple of things if you would, give some good thoughts for Alex to make a complete recovery, look at GoFundMe link and maybe make a donation or you will see his address there maybe drop him a card. Also if you would make a little note that you are part of ST-Owners.com forum. Since he knows none of you I am sure he would like to know how you found out about his situation.
Anita and I thank all of you for your support during these trying times.
http://www.gofundme.com/nd1d54?fb_action_ids=950729298285271&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=undefined#