Medical expenses for Joe Paladino

Every little bit counts - please consider giving.

I'm Gina Wheatley. Joe Paladino is my father and he is currently in hospice battling stage 4 cancer. My mom is his primary caregiver and is doing her best to hold it all together. They've been married 46 years and this is the biggest battle they're both facing.

This is Joe's second round with cancer. Back in 2020 he had kidney cancer and after a successful surgery, the cancer was removed. Fast forward to Spring of 2023 and the cancer came back and metastasized to his bones. It spread to his hip, lung, spine, arm, and lymph node.

He had an operation in March to remove the bone in his arm and have a rod put in. This was extremely painful for him, but he pushed through it.

He then underwent radiation around memorial day and then started immunotherapy. His body had a severely adverse reaction to the infusion and it sent him to the ICU.

During this time he also, due to the bone cancer, developed a dropped neck syndrome, where he can't lift his head. At this point, his body is quickly deteriorating and he can't hold his head up on his own.

His breathing is severely labored even though he's on oxygen. He has lost 35 pounds in about 6-7 weeks and his appetite is non-existent.

To help my mom alleviate the burden of existing medical expenses, I'm asking everyone that sees this, to please give what you can. Dad's prognosis is not good and I want to rally around mom to help her out this way.

The picture below is the most recent one I have - and to preserve dad's dignity, I won't post more than this photo.

Thank you in advance for the financial and prayer support.

Love,

Gina