Summary: Dear Johnny, My name is Mandy and I need some help this year. I’m not writing for myself, but my husband Tommy. We’ve been together for 8 years and actually got married in June. Tommy’s had it rough these last few years. He was diagnosed in 2018 with a brain tumor about the size of a grapefruit. He beat the odds and was out of the hospital from having it removed in 48 hours. He was also back to work within a month, and we thought we had this beat. In May, we were told he had 2 new tumors and we started radiation and chemo (Glioma brain tumors on left side of the brain). Soon after radiation he had a stroke and a grand mal seizure. He works as a large machine mechanic in a factory and has continued to work as much as he can during treatment. He’s continuing treatment and continuing to try and work. He is very proud and we aren’t sure how much time he has. We feel like we’ve just been buying time. He has battled multiple brain tumors and still keeps going. He is just a fighter. The doctors say his health will continue deteriorating and even though they don’t like to give a prognosis, they figure somewhere between 7 and 15 months. The reason I’m writing is because he will soon have to use a wheelchair and the basement area that is accessible isn’t framed in or finished off for a wheelchair shower or proper flooring. I was able to install a sink and a toilet, but want it to be a comfortable area for him to live an fight this. I’ve been in contact with a contractor near us in St. Joe and have gotten a bid of $2000 to finish out the area, install the shower, frame it in, run the plumbing, do traction flooring and make everything wheelchair accessible. He has such a huge heart and has given all his life. I don’t have the extra funds, but I would really like to do this for him. Thank you for reading my letter and happy holidays to all of you. – Mandy Who Helped: Robbie, Gene, George, Consentino's How You Helped: Raised money to help finish out the basement to make it wheelchair accessible, groceries
