Help Tim Fight Glioblastoma

Please help Tim continue his fight with Glioblastoma and help with future treatments to prolong his life. Unfortunately, Tim can no longer work. He does qualify for COBRA that he can pay for out-of-pocket. It is extremely expensive each month, but it is worth it as it will allow him to have insurance and be able to apply for clinical trials and continue his chemotherapy. The funds raised will first and foremost pay for monthly COBRA insurance, allow him to continue physical therapy to regain his strength, and stay on top of all the current medical and household bills.

Below is Tim and his wife Nicole’s story.

On April 1st 2023, Tim and Nicole tied the knot in Columbus, Ohio. They had a quick ceremony and celebrated their new marital status with a lovely steakhouse dinner, the day was absolutely perfect. Unfortunately just three weeks later, Tim would collapse in their home and learn he had a grade 4 Glioblastoma. The most aggressive and fast growing brain tumor with no cure. He had an emergency craniotomy which left him with permanent damage that affects his speech, gave him partial blindness in one eye and difficulty with reading comprehension. Despite all that they were very hopeful and optimistic that chemotherapy and radiation would shrink what little tumor was left on his brain stem and improve some of those deficits. Six weeks of intense daily chemo and targeted radiation left Tim feeling very weak, but he did not show signs of worsening so they took that as a win.

After completing this first round of treatment, he had a couple weeks “off” so his brain swelling could come down and the doctors could take another MRI to see exactly what the effect had on the tumor. During this down time Tim was feeling like he would be ready to return to work in some capacity, so that he may keep his insurance benefits to help cover the extensive costs of ongoing treatment and outpatient therapy to help with his vision and speech. However, they were hit with another devastating blow. Tim had a seizure in his backyard, which left him with temporary right side paralysis and completely wiped out all the progress he had made. This massive set back prevented him from returning to work and resuming insurance coverage.

Even with all the hurdles, Tim and Nicole remain positive and continue to enjoy every precious moment they have together.