David Peterson

Hi My Friends and Family,

Quick History:
Most of you know by now the devastating state of my health right now. Since my lung cancer diagnosis in 2019, I have had lung surgery (upper left lobectomy), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and four different last line trial treatments; and still my cancer has continued to progress. Frankly, at Stage 4, I’ve run out of any further life-saving surgical or pharmaceutical options…. but 1.

What’s Next:
In early August I spent two weeks inpatient at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, to have head to toe evaluations, scans, biopsies, heart and lung catheter tests, and lots of lab work for one goal, and I reached it…. I’ve been accepted into the first-of-its-kind clinical program at Northwestern Medicine called Double Lung Replacement and Multidisciplinary Care- DREAM. This novel program is for patients with terminal, stage 4 non metastasized cancer. Less than 10 people nationally have been able to participate in this program, and it’s only available at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Nuts and Bolts of Fundraiser:
We’re extremely fortunate to have an amazing health insurance plan, which will pretty much cover most of the medical costs. However, there are nonmedical peripheral costs. We are planning to cover many of these expenses ourselves, but recently I have not been able to work; due to my health. Additionally, while maintaining her teaching job, Melissa will most likely take all of her medical family leave, some of which will be unpaid. The goal of this fundraising site is to help cover the required year-long relocation costs: apartment next to Northwestern Hospital campus, meds, and flights for our family support team (listing the most expensive).

The Outcome:
We’re hoping for the best. If you’re interested in hearing more about the Northwestern DREAM program, copy the link below into your browser.

Thank you so much. We are so grateful for support.
David

COPY LINK
https://news.nm.org/northwestern-medicine-successfully-performs-double-lung-transplant-on-a-second-patient-with-stage-4-lung-cancer-and-launches-first-of-its-kind-clinical-program/

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Thank you for your support!