Daughter has cancer. Humbly asking for help with bone marrow transplant process

[Bob Kontak]

I am seeking your help for assisting my daughter.

My daughter has leukemia that was discovered three years ago. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Not the worst you can have as those begin with "Acute". However, the disease generates a huge amount of white blood cells and many/most are mutated. It was discovered because she was bruising too easily.

She has weathered several different medications. They work for a while then they are not effective. Doctors said a bone marrow transplant is required. This will eliminate the disease if all goes well.

She started chemotherapy last Monday. The stem cell introduction business begins in the morning and I don't fully understand that as chemotherapy lasts for a good while longer.

That said, she is off of work for up to a year. She has to rent a "sealed off" germ free home in Kansas City near the hospital and carry her home in Joplin, Missouri. The rental home is at least partially paid for by insurance after she first fronts six months rent (thanks Bob K senior). She will have a 100% caretaker at the KC home. She will have COBRA payments after three months and many other uncovered expenses.

I simply do not have the funds to assist from cash flow save a couple/few hundred dollars per month. Humbling to say but it's the truth. I have my totaled 911 that Cab and I are starting to fiddle with but I will sell that as a last resort. The rest is just stuff.

Below is the link to April's go fund me page. Her friend, Mitzi, the Go Fund Me coordinator, is doing a wonderful job helping her.

Thank you for your consideration.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aprils-lifesaving-bone-marrow-transplant?member=30089839&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer


A few pics:

April and her brother at the Astrodome


With my Dad


Her first beer with me and her Mom's father. (He had a Norton)


Last week after the haircut.

[LWJ]

^^^ Wow. Your daughter has some SERIOUS power. This pic is perhaps my favorite picture of the year. Amazing.

Thank you for sharing.

[ramonesfreak]

Sorry. You’ve been through a lot this year! I’ll do what I can Friday. Best wishes to your daughter

Edit: done

[tdw28210]

Sent.

[RANDY P]

Sorry to hear about it, what a rough time.

rjp

[pwd72s]

Feeling guilty I can't donate...swamped with medical bills of our own now...sure wish you the best.

[KFC911]

Best to April and to you Bob.... hang in there pal.

[craigster59]

You owe me and April a beer Bob. Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays and good health in the New Year. She's got this.

[sc_rufctr]

What a sad story. You have my deepest sympathies Bob. I really hope your daughter has the best possible outcome.

[flatbutt]

That sux...and Done!

[IROC]

Donated...

[Seahawk]

In.

[fastfredracing]

Bob, can we please have a beer or sandwich sometime ? I dont think you are all that far away .

[berettafan]

Man that last pic is just powerful on so many levels! Donation made.

[herr_oberst]

You've got this, April!!!!

[Norm K]

Wish I could've done more, but I'm in.

Best of everything to April!

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[Bob Kontak]

Thank you guys so much. April is so happy. You will hear from her via the funding application. She said she always thanks everybody but is not feeling well. That's probably fair.

More in a while. Wrapped up in some work.

[Cdnone1]

Prayers and donation sent

[carreradpt]

You've got this April. Best to you Bob. I'm in.

[Steve Carlton]

Not flush now, but contributed some. Looking forward to hearing about April's recovery!