Bill Atkinson's Support Fund

Hi everyone! Welcome to Bill Atkinson‘s GoFundMe site. Dad has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. This GoFundMe is done as a part of his CaringBridge site we created to keep you updated on progress. (CaringBridge Link)

Dad will have a six-month course of treatment which will begin in April. For the first five days of his treatment, he will be hospitalized at Gunderson Lutheran so they can closely monitor how he adjusts to the medication. He will take oral chemo every day for six months, and for five days each month, he will also receive liquid chemotherapy. The first day of each of those five-day treatment periods will need to take place in Gunderson, and for the other four days, he can receive his treatment in Boscobel. After the first month, they will do another bone marrow biopsy to see how he responds to treatment and make adjustments as needed.

Dad‘s stubbornness will come in really handy these next six months. He said he’s going to fight with everything he has because he really wants six more years so he can see Hudson graduate. At this point, a lot is unknown but the doctor did say he believed the treatment would have a positive impact.

Thank you so much to everyone who has already reached out with kind words and offers of help. The most helpful thing to do right now is check in on him and mom. As you know, if you call him, ensure you have ample time for that conversation. lol! (Humor is welcome!)

If you are interested in other ways to help, there will be a lot of driving back and forth to La Crosse so Kwik Trip gift cards would come in handy. We’ve also started this Go Fund Me because some of you have specifically requested we do that. Of course, Mom and Dad and all of us are grateful for support in all of its forms.

The most valuable thing to do is hold Dad and Mom in your hearts. If you’re inclined please send prayers and/or good energy - they could use that too.

Of course that’s a little touchy-feely for Wild Willie. He wouldn’t say that himself, so we will say it for him!

Our deepest gratitude to all of you.

Love,

Tanya & Heather