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Pancreatic cancer

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My name is Daphne, and I have a very ill brother.  His name is Jon.  He's my baby brother.  Jon was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer about 6 weeks ago. He is only 49.  This is his story... Just before winter last year, he completed a project of building a new garage.  He was so strong and proud he was able to finish his garage before bad weather came. He was 240 lbs of muscle. But he noticed that he was feeling very tired and weak.  He thought it was because he worked so hard at building the garage that his body needed a rest.  One day in March this year, a friend and our other brother David, noticed he was looking ill and asked if he felt ok.  He said " not really, that he was tired", they told him he looked yellow, and he said "he noticed that too", but thought it was a reflection off the wall.  He went to doctor and they did a blood test and found out he had a large tumor in his pancreas and it was cutting off the bile duct that drains into the intestine.  It was backing up and causing him to turn yellow.  These are the first usual noticeable steps in pancreatic cancer.  The doctor performed more tests at Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland Ohio and discovered that he has a spot on his liver also, but couldn't biopsy it because it was in a tough place and still too small.  After admitting Jon, they performed a procedure where they install a tube from the pancreas to a drain bag and sent him home.  Problem is, is that Jon doesn't have any medical insurance and therefore was placed on Ohio Medicaid, and Ohio Medicaid won't pay for his certain enzyme pills that is required in order to absorb nutrients from food and medicines.  Well after a few days of being home, Jon developed a fever. He was admitted back into Cleveland Clinic, CC and told the tube had a kink in it and all the bile was backing up. They performed another surgery to remove kink and install a larger tube and this one they connected directly to his intestine.  They sent him home again, and again without his enzyme medicine.  Within 3 days, Jon began to get very sick.  He was vomitting buckets full of green/blue liquid.  Jonny was readmitted into hospital only to find out that he has an ileum in his stomach which they think is from cancer.  This disease is just consuming my little brother.  He can't eat, or even keep down his meds.  He has decided to be selfish and not stick around this world, when the time comes.  I understand this and will grant his wishes.  But damn its hard to watch him wither away.  The last weigh in was 173lbs! The doctors want to start a round of chemo tomorrow, which he has agreed to do and i will be by his side the whole treatment. I have flown to Ohio to be with him for a short time until my duties at home consume me, but for now Im here and trying to handle his business for him and thats why I have started this page.  He has no money, no grave site, no will, no anything and he is scared.  Im hoping by starting this page he will atleast be able to rest his mind about how things will get paid for when the time comes for him to pass. Please if you can, or anyone you know that can help  donate to Jonny. The monies will be used for funeral services and burial and making sure he won't have to worry about it.
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  • Betsy Lawler
    • $25
    • 7 yrs
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Daphne Bell
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Lakewood, CA
Jennifer Bordonaro
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