My Journey through Cancer begins
My Family is in a tight Spot
Hi, I am still building this before my surgery – Please bear with me.
I am about to begin a horrible battle with Colon Cancer. At this point, I am not certain what stage it is, but it is likely not good, as I had symptoms. You don’t have symptoms until it’s too late. Even in stage one, the recovery is expensive. Fourteen months ago, I began having health symptoms that I should have taken more seriously. I kept pushing them aside because my focus was on caring for my family. I look after my 91-year-old mother, who is 90% blind and 90% deaf, as well as my disabled brother. My older brother has shared in this responsibility, but he, too, faces financial struggles and has little to fall back on.
Recently, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. The treatment will be costly, and my health insurance offers limited support. At the same time, my brother will now have to carry the full weight of caring for both our mother and me. That means missed work, lost income, and no safety net. If I do not survive this fight, any support raised will go directly to him so he can continue caring for our mom and our disabled brother.
This experience has taught me a painful but powerful life lesson: be your own advocate in healthcare. Your health is more valuable than money. If all you can manage is telemedicine, start there. Do something. Get checked. Take your health seriously, and encourage your loved ones to do the same.
Mike Palcher
343 Nora RDG
Catawba, SC 29704
I am about to begin a horrible battle with Colon Cancer. At this point, I am not certain what stage it is, but it is likely not good, as I had symptoms. You don’t have symptoms until it’s too late. Even in stage one, the recovery is expensive. Fourteen months ago, I began having health symptoms that I should have taken more seriously. I kept pushing them aside because my focus was on caring for my family. I look after my 91-year-old mother, who is 90% blind and 90% deaf, as well as my disabled brother. My older brother has shared in this responsibility, but he, too, faces financial struggles and has little to fall back on.
Recently, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. The treatment will be costly, and my health insurance offers limited support. At the same time, my brother will now have to carry the full weight of caring for both our mother and me. That means missed work, lost income, and no safety net. If I do not survive this fight, any support raised will go directly to him so he can continue caring for our mom and our disabled brother.
This experience has taught me a painful but powerful life lesson: be your own advocate in healthcare. Your health is more valuable than money. If all you can manage is telemedicine, start there. Do something. Get checked. Take your health seriously, and encourage your loved ones to do the same.
Mike Palcher
343 Nora RDG
Catawba, SC 29704
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Mike Palcher
343 Nora RDG
Catawba, SC 29704
Help him take off work and care for me and my mom. As well as our disabled brother. While I recover.
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ALL funds will be used for Mike to Care for me and My Mom while I recover. Mom is 91. Needs a little help. Plus medical costs. ( any funds that could be left over would be disclosed and given to help someone else in similar situation.