Help With Dwight's Medical Expenses Due To Cancer
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Hi my name is Kathleen and i am Dwights' sister in law...i am starting this hoping to raise funds to help cover medical expenses and other expenses related to Dwights' Cancer treatment! Back in March of this year Dwight had been having lower back pain..so he went to the Chiropractor thinking that would fix it. Fast forward to the morning of Tuesday June 20th..he started to pass blood in his urine so he went into the doctor(later they found it was a clot he needed to pass in his urethra)...they did labs and sent him up to Fargo for a CT Scan and Ultrasound, which found 3 masses. The next day Wednesday the 21st he saw his Dr again and then had to report to Essentia Hospital in Fargo to have a biopsy the next day. He then had a EKG that day, which looked good. The next day he had a MRI to make sure the cancer had not spread to his brain, which it came back it did not. They also did a biopsy on his tailbone that afternoon and then met with his Oncologist that told us for sure it was cancer and what the next steps would be. He was discharged from the hospital on Friday the 23rd. The following Tuesday, June 27th, was his first appointment with the Essentia Health Cancer Center, where he had appointments with his 2 Oncologists to learn about the cancer he has and the treatment options. They diagnosed him with Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma of 1 kidney and he also has a mass on his tailbone and a mass on his lung.
Dwights' treatment plan is a 30 minute infusion of Keytruda, which is immunotherapy every 3 weeks and 2 pills of Lenvatinib every morning. He is also on Morphine and Oxy for the pain. This treatment plan will target ,stop the growth and shrink the cancer cells. Although it is not cureable, it can be manageable. He will need another scan in 3 months to look over and see if any changes have been made. Dwight has insurance but it does not cover everything..the medical bills are already stacking up..the treatment is very expensive. With many other medications and costs this family would greatly appreciate any help that is given. If you can not donate on here, there will be a account set up for him at BankNorth in Enderlin for him as well. As far as the outlook, Dwight is hoping to do Harvest this coming fall if he can rid some of the pain off of his spine. Thank you everyone for all of your kind words and prayers, keep them coming!!
Fundraising team (2)
Kathleen Pfaff
Organizer
Enderlin, ND
Melissa Pfaff
Beneficiary
Brooklyn Lemna
Team member