Living life, then stage 4 lymphoma and bone marrow

Steven was going through life thinking that he had all the time in the world.  Then, he started not feeling right.  He told his doctor and he belittled him and said your a hypochondriac, without using those words.  He tried several times each time he was told that he had nothing to worry about.  Even when he showed him the lumps in his pelvis that hurt and caused him to get nauseous.  So he has lived with it thinking its a hernia or strained stomach muscle, but always knowing something was not right.

In the last 6 months everything you can imagine has gone wrong.  He broke his arm and couldn't work.  And just as he tried to return he caught Monkeypox.  It was a horrible and debilitating disease for him because unbeknownst to him, his immume system was weak.  Ever since then for the past 2 months he has gotten more weak and tired.  He lost weight and is sore all over his body.  After going to another ER out of town he finally got someone to take him seriously.  They did blood work and examined him. They found low white blood cell counts, anemia, low platelette counts and several other indicators that are clear red flags to check for lymohoma.  

After several tests and a biopsy Steven was diagnosed with advanced Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He goes in for another biopsy of his bone marrow as the doctor suspects it has moved into his bone marrow. He's lost strength and muscle mass bringing him from 175lbs down to 150lbs in just a month and a half. His lymph nodes in his neck, his chest, his armpits and his groin are all so swollen you can see them sticking out. He is getting weaker by the day and his spirit is..... well, he's hopeful that he will recover and is fighting it as best he can. He is scheduled to start chemotherapy along with immunotherapy to try and get rid of this cancer that has essentially taken over his body. He is going to get very sick and returning to work anytime soon won’t be an option.

The battle with his health is but one of the battles he fights on a daily basis. He cannot work but still has all the bills and expenses of life.  His insurance has lapsed, he is just a few days away from his car being repossessed.  The car that is the only transportation to his treatments.  Because of his severely weakened immune system he has been instructed by his doctors to stay away from large groups of people and crowds so busses are out of the question.  

Steven has sold everything that is of value.  He's got no remaining resources left. He won’t ask anyone for help because he feels ashamed and embarrassed but he is holding on by a thread and needs support to get him through his treatments and to keep from losing everything. So I am putting this out there to ask for him.  His lease is up in March and he has no idea what to do.  I don’t know of many people as strong as Steven.  He endures  pain constantly and still keeps on moving.  Steven has always been kind and giving.  Many times when it cost him, he still went out of his way to help clients. He would find time to rescue customers who's slide outs wouldn't come in, leaving them stranded wherever they were. It wouldn’t matter the time of day or night or where they were located he always put people first, but now that he needs help, I ask you if possible, please support Steven to help him win his battle, keep a roof over his head, the ability to drive to his treatments and most importantly keep his dignity and not lose whatever he has left. If you can’t donate if you could please share this. Steven has always been first in line to help others, let’s now help him.