Carters "Save my Life Campaign"

SAVE CARTER'S LIFE CAMPAIGN

I’m Amy, Carter's Mom.  As hard as it is for me to say it, my son is dying. The horrible thing is we know there is a Non-FDA funded treatment for Carter’s cancer and we've actually seen it work to shrink Carters tumors.  We have just run out of money to continue the treatment.  I’m asking you PLEASE HELP SAVE MY SON.



Two years ago, and just four weeks after I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, Carter received devastating results that he was facing a fatal disease just days after his 18 birthday.  The doctors then shared with us my son has the most aggressive form of Melanoma and it had already metastasized in his body making his fight even harder.  In addition to finding out my son has stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma, we were also informed Carter has the B-RAF V600 gene mutation which means Carter's body is making a protein the Melanoma is feeding on.  This type of melanoma doesn’t have a cure at this point, & the inhibitors that are helpful for some have not worked for Carter.  We have tried every trial available at the University of Chicago, & Northwestern Hospital,  as well as traveled to New York seeking advice from top melanoma doctors and had several surgeries at St. Jude’s .....nothing has killed the tumors.  The only thing that has worked is a treatment plan used by a doctor we now call our Miracle Doctor.


This summer, we ran a smaller GoFundMe campaign and found “our miracle doctor.”  This doctor sent Carter’s blood to Greece for an onconomics test and the results come back with exactly what would help kill the cancer cells.  The reason the bloodwork was sent to Greece, is that they have an advanced testing technique that shows what Carter's tumors are specifically sensitive to and what he will not react to - this is where we learned that all of the chemo drugs that he tried in the past were not effective for his tumor type.  In Carter’s case, it is a combination of hypothermia, Ozone infusions, Vitamin C infusions, along with a few other special meds to target this particular type of cancer. The doctor created a specific protocol based on the blood results and started shrinking Carter’s tumors.  


This campaign is urgent since Carter’s tumors are rapidly growing again.  In the few weeks since we shot this video, the tumors are getting much larger and more painful.  We need to get Carter back to his doctor NOW!  The large bump is the tumor on 12-5-18.




Our #1 goal is to raise a minimum of $200,000 dollars. I can’t just sit and watch my son die, not when I know there is a treatment that will save him.  The crazy thing about this treatment plan is that it is a standard cancer-treatment for dogs, cats, and horses.  It is readily available for your pets, but not FDA approved for humans.  In Carter’s case - we KNOW this treatment works.  I sat at the clinic and watched as my son went from horrific pain to relief, after just a few sessions.  Over the course of a few weeks, his tumors literally shrunk in size and became so much less painful.  He was actually functioning again and able to finish his summer courses at college.   THIS TREATMENT WORKS FOR CARTER and we need him back in Florida ASAP!  Statistics show that if this cancer spreads to other organs, he has less than a 10% chance of surviving more than a year.



We came home at the end of this summer with Carter’s tumors smaller and the hope we would find similar medical care in the Chicagoland area.  Sadly, we can’t find anyone that has the same treatment program and now the tumors are rapidly growing.  It is truly NOW or NEVER.  


If you have a child, I know you couldn’t imagine having to watch them in pain, or even worse die.  Especially when you know there is something you could be doing to save them.  I hope you will donate to #teamcarter and help save my son.  Please share with everyone you know.  If everyone just gives a small amount, we can help save Carter allowing him to beat this horrific disease and hopefully one day be the Nurse Practitioner he wants to be.  Our other goal is to share our story to help others who are battling this horrific disease.

https://youtu.be/62WPjbgO_fY

Carter can LIVE thanks to your generosity!




XOXO and appreciation beyond what words can say:

Love, Amy (Carter’s mom), Tim (Carter’s Dad) - sister Julia and brother Jarrod (who would give anything to save their brother).  #teamcarter       


HOW YOU CAN HELP TODAY
1. Pray ... standing in faith for Carters healing is the most powerful thing you can do! 
2. Donate what you can, no amount is too small 
3. Share on all social media with hashtags #teamcarter #nowornever
4. Email this GoFundMe link & these steps to everyone you know
5. Leverage any avenue you have to make this go viral 


WHERE IS YOUR MONEY GOING?
Every dollar will be spent on Carter’s therapy and housing for the family while Carter is in therapy.  Since the therapy is out of state, we will need to rent an apartment for the time Carter is in therapy.  


TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Metastatic Melanoma with BRAF gene mutation is an extremely aggressive and currently non-treatable disease.  The articles written about potential cures have not worked on Carter.  Now that his tumors are growing so fast, we truly need to get him back into treatment ASAP so cancer doesn’t continue to spread throughout his body. Statistics show that if this cancer spreads to other organs, he has less than a 10% chance of surviving more than a year.


Conventional medicine has not worked for Carter and amazingly, he knows what will help him heal- he only needs the funds to make it happen.


Video thanks to Michael Frolichstein.