Support Jay's Battle Against Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Let me preface what I am about to tell you with the fact that I am humiliated. I am ashamed, and I feel like a failure. By now most of you know that I was diagnosed with cancer, specifically Hodgkin's Lymphoma. But what you don't know is that I do not have health insurance, and I have had no income in over two months. I have been paying for everything out of pocket. I'm a minimum wage bartender who relies on tips. I have lost thousands of dollars in income. Doctor's visits last month alone were over $5,000, and that figure doesn't even include my living expenses, which are $2,700 per month. I have a PET scan coming up that is $4,000 which they will need in full.

Even though my friends who are reading this have never judged me this way, sometimes I still feel like "high school dropout Jay who won't amount to anything". All my life I've heard "you're JUST a bartender". Well, bartending has provided me a livelihood, experiences that I will never forget, and most of all, friendships that I know I will have for the rest of my life. Whether I see you weekly, monthly, or yearly, if you're reading this, we've made memories together, and I am so grateful for that.

I am reminded daily of how blessed I truly am, for I have a deep faith in God, a family who loves me, and special friends like you who I love so much. I don't want fear of finance to rule my mind as I go into battle with this disease soon. I need a miracle, and so I am asking humbly and vulnerably: will you be my miracle?