Help David and his family beat VSAA
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Please join us in supporting David Weberg along with his wife, Marie, and son. David has been going through a difficult process of recovery from thymic cancer, and later the condition of Very Severe Aplastic Anemia.
At the end of September 2017 David was told he had a large cancerous mass pushing on his heart. He then spent weeks in and out of the hospital getting biopsies and transfusions all while his health was deteriorating. By November it was determined that the mass had to be removed before more damage could be done. In mid-November David had surgery that removed his mass. However, his cancer ate away most of his bone marrow leaving him with about 5% left. This is what threw David into having Very Severe Aplastic Anemia. It is a rare condition in which the body stops producing enough new blood cells. In most cases it only affects one of the three major blood types of blood production. In David’s case it affects all three: red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. After countless tests and trials, it has been determined that David needs a bone marrow transplant.
A bone marrow transplant takes around 100 days total. None of it can be done in Las Vegas yet. While waiting for his match David also needs transfusions of red blood and platelets weekly, all while being on a regiment of immunosuppressant drugs and anti-viral, bacterial, and fungal drugs.
The challenge that David and his family are faced with is both emotional and financial. They have been amazing in their dealing with this reality, however they can use and need our support and help. Please join us in our support as David and his family continue to fight for his life until this therapy is complete, and David finally has his moment of full recovery.
At the end of September 2017 David was told he had a large cancerous mass pushing on his heart. He then spent weeks in and out of the hospital getting biopsies and transfusions all while his health was deteriorating. By November it was determined that the mass had to be removed before more damage could be done. In mid-November David had surgery that removed his mass. However, his cancer ate away most of his bone marrow leaving him with about 5% left. This is what threw David into having Very Severe Aplastic Anemia. It is a rare condition in which the body stops producing enough new blood cells. In most cases it only affects one of the three major blood types of blood production. In David’s case it affects all three: red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. After countless tests and trials, it has been determined that David needs a bone marrow transplant.
A bone marrow transplant takes around 100 days total. None of it can be done in Las Vegas yet. While waiting for his match David also needs transfusions of red blood and platelets weekly, all while being on a regiment of immunosuppressant drugs and anti-viral, bacterial, and fungal drugs.
The challenge that David and his family are faced with is both emotional and financial. They have been amazing in their dealing with this reality, however they can use and need our support and help. Please join us in our support as David and his family continue to fight for his life until this therapy is complete, and David finally has his moment of full recovery.
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David Weberg
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Arden, NV