Support Seamus' Family to Kick his brain cancer

Hi! My son Seamus (James Talbott) is pictured on my profile page. This picture was taken about 2 months prior to his unexpected cancer diagnosis. He was diagnosed with a malignant grade 3-4 brain tumor located in the thalamus. He is receiving daily radiation therapy treatment and chemotherapy. He has been placed on homebound school at least through the radiation treatment and some time to rebuild his strength.

These treatments necessitated that I use my FMLA, which is not paid time off. There is a possibility I will be granted the catastrophic sick leave, but if approved, it will not cover all the copays, extra expenses, things insurance might deny, and would not be paid until all monthly bills are due. It also doesn't cover the loss of income from my two side jobs.

It has been a month since this journey started. We drive to the Mays Cancer center daily. Visits with the oncologist, neurosurgeon, and the doctor overseeing the radiation. We are checking into the recommended clinical drug trial. This will begin after radiation and chemotherapy are finished. We continue to pray a solution will be found for him. We are thankful to all of you that have donated in many ways to help us get through the struggles. Please continue to pray for him and share the link to help us continue the journey for Seamus.

He has been approved for the clinical drug trial. We've been told this drug has already shown success in adults to stop the recurrence of a tumor in the thalamus. FDA has approved testing on children but it is set up that 2 out of 3 will get the actual drug and 1 the placebo per FDA testing guidelines. Please pray he receives the drug and shows it helps. The expected start date is near the end of the year or possibly right after the new year. Thank you to all for everything.

Two months complete in the drug trial and coming up the MRI to indicate if it's placebo or the drug.