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Hi guys and gals ,I recieved this in my email and thought it would be appropriate to share it with the rest of you .
I'm sure that any assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Ricky-
"Dear SCCA friends, this is a very sad and poignant message from one of our SCCA family asking for your help. The upshot is, Jeff Joyce is only 33, his wife of two years is dying from brain tumors, and they have an eight-year-old son, and very modest life insurance for her.
NCR is planning fund-raisers. There will be a note in SportsCar, but not till May... This is being sent out now because they need funds, they need legal and financial advice, etc. Please think and act and forward this as you can. Please post on forums, etc. If someone knows of a foundation that can help, or if you can assist them, please contact Jeff directly. (Phone #s at end of his message.) Jeff's e-mail is jnjoyce@triad.rr.com . The SCCA family is the greatest.
Thank you, Susan Young (your humble columnist)
Donations can be sent to "The Joyce Fund" @ Leaksville Moravian Church, 712 McConnell Ave., Eden, NC 27288, church phone# 336-623-9440.
"My name is Jeff Joyce. I have been a SCCA member with the NCR
region since 1998. I started off like many members with local
autocross, then Solo and track events and for the past three years I
have been road racing in the SEDIV ECR series. I'm proud to be a
member
of SCCA, as anyone can see by looking at my vehicles.
I am writing you today asking for help or assistance with a serious disease. My wife, Katie, is facing terminal cancer with not much time
left. We have had one doctor say 8-10 months and one doctor to not give
us a definite number. Regardless, she can not be cured.
Katie and I were married in April 2006. As soon as we returned from the honeymoon, I started the process to adopt our 8 year old son, Jacob.
I started a new life with a son and wife at the same time. On our
one
year anniversary we purchased and moved into our first home. Nearly 6
months later, Katie had surgery and was diagnosed with a cancer type
known as sarcoma. Sarcomas can start anywhere in the body and spread
rapidly to other locations. Radiation treatments were immediately
begun. Once the cancer had been discovered, it was too late to get a
separate life insurance plan. Katie's life insurance is though her
employer and is quite modest, with $15,000 coverage.
Our second wedding anniversary was spent in the hospital, going
through the first series of chemotherapy treatments. Treatments
lasted
5 days at a time, in the hospital, for a duration of 4 months. Two
months from completion of the first series of chemo, another cancerous
mass appeared. A second series of chemotherapy treatments began
July
2008 through October. This past November, Katie underwent surgery to
remove yet another cancerous tumor. Though the surgery was successful
in removal of the mass, other cancerous masses were discovered. Katie
was again admitted to the hospital on December 3, with the
detection of
brain tumors. Ten brain tumors in total. We are at a loss.
Family and friends have been supportive emotionally, but the
financial toll has been difficult. Katie has been working off and on
during this past year, and is currently unable to work. My
employer has
been very understanding and I am extremely thankful. The Family Leave
Medical Act (FLMA) has enabled me to be with Katie for her treatments
and staying in the hospital, however, it does not help with the
day-to-day finances.
I know Katie is concerned what will happen to me and our son in the
future, and I know how much our home truly means to her. I would like
to tell her that we will be fine and be able to stay in our home that
she has put so much work into making it a part of her and our family,
but I am fearful this may not be the case. I know the economy has
taken
a serious turn over the past few months and while we hope and pray
Katie
will make a recovery, we are afraid the economy may have a more
negative
impact on us in the months ahead. My biggest financial concern is
losing our home and raising our child on my own. It is difficult to
write this and it humbles me, but I am asking for assistance in any
manner. Katie is 33 years young, as am I- never in our wildest dreams
could we have imagined this as our reality.
Is there any way this letter can be put into Sports Car magazine or
any other means for SCCA members to read? I would like to think, that
with the number of fellow racers SCCA has, anything is possible.
Thank
you for taking the time to read this note. Please keep us in your
thoughts and prayers."
*** UPDATE 2/10/09 *** from Jeff
Last week the doctors at our hospital told Katie and myself,
there is
nothing more they can do for her, to stop the cancer. This is the
third
hospital we have been to. So right now we are in Mexico at an
alternative care hospital, in Tijuana. This place may be our last
hope.
The treatments are costing $16,000, of money we don't have. The
treatments last for 2 weeks, time we aren't spending with our son,
Jacob.
Please, if there is anything that the club can do to help, let us
know.
home: 336-627-3017
cell: 336-601-2970
Warmest regards,
Jeff Joyce
member #259890
I'm sure that any assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Ricky-
"Dear SCCA friends, this is a very sad and poignant message from one of our SCCA family asking for your help. The upshot is, Jeff Joyce is only 33, his wife of two years is dying from brain tumors, and they have an eight-year-old son, and very modest life insurance for her.
NCR is planning fund-raisers. There will be a note in SportsCar, but not till May... This is being sent out now because they need funds, they need legal and financial advice, etc. Please think and act and forward this as you can. Please post on forums, etc. If someone knows of a foundation that can help, or if you can assist them, please contact Jeff directly. (Phone #s at end of his message.) Jeff's e-mail is jnjoyce@triad.rr.com . The SCCA family is the greatest.
Thank you, Susan Young (your humble columnist)
Donations can be sent to "The Joyce Fund" @ Leaksville Moravian Church, 712 McConnell Ave., Eden, NC 27288, church phone# 336-623-9440.
"My name is Jeff Joyce. I have been a SCCA member with the NCR
region since 1998. I started off like many members with local
autocross, then Solo and track events and for the past three years I
have been road racing in the SEDIV ECR series. I'm proud to be a
member
of SCCA, as anyone can see by looking at my vehicles.
I am writing you today asking for help or assistance with a serious disease. My wife, Katie, is facing terminal cancer with not much time
left. We have had one doctor say 8-10 months and one doctor to not give
us a definite number. Regardless, she can not be cured.
Katie and I were married in April 2006. As soon as we returned from the honeymoon, I started the process to adopt our 8 year old son, Jacob.
I started a new life with a son and wife at the same time. On our
one
year anniversary we purchased and moved into our first home. Nearly 6
months later, Katie had surgery and was diagnosed with a cancer type
known as sarcoma. Sarcomas can start anywhere in the body and spread
rapidly to other locations. Radiation treatments were immediately
begun. Once the cancer had been discovered, it was too late to get a
separate life insurance plan. Katie's life insurance is though her
employer and is quite modest, with $15,000 coverage.
Our second wedding anniversary was spent in the hospital, going
through the first series of chemotherapy treatments. Treatments
lasted
5 days at a time, in the hospital, for a duration of 4 months. Two
months from completion of the first series of chemo, another cancerous
mass appeared. A second series of chemotherapy treatments began
July
2008 through October. This past November, Katie underwent surgery to
remove yet another cancerous tumor. Though the surgery was successful
in removal of the mass, other cancerous masses were discovered. Katie
was again admitted to the hospital on December 3, with the
detection of
brain tumors. Ten brain tumors in total. We are at a loss.
Family and friends have been supportive emotionally, but the
financial toll has been difficult. Katie has been working off and on
during this past year, and is currently unable to work. My
employer has
been very understanding and I am extremely thankful. The Family Leave
Medical Act (FLMA) has enabled me to be with Katie for her treatments
and staying in the hospital, however, it does not help with the
day-to-day finances.
I know Katie is concerned what will happen to me and our son in the
future, and I know how much our home truly means to her. I would like
to tell her that we will be fine and be able to stay in our home that
she has put so much work into making it a part of her and our family,
but I am fearful this may not be the case. I know the economy has
taken
a serious turn over the past few months and while we hope and pray
Katie
will make a recovery, we are afraid the economy may have a more
negative
impact on us in the months ahead. My biggest financial concern is
losing our home and raising our child on my own. It is difficult to
write this and it humbles me, but I am asking for assistance in any
manner. Katie is 33 years young, as am I- never in our wildest dreams
could we have imagined this as our reality.
Is there any way this letter can be put into Sports Car magazine or
any other means for SCCA members to read? I would like to think, that
with the number of fellow racers SCCA has, anything is possible.
Thank
you for taking the time to read this note. Please keep us in your
thoughts and prayers."
*** UPDATE 2/10/09 *** from Jeff
Last week the doctors at our hospital told Katie and myself,
there is
nothing more they can do for her, to stop the cancer. This is the
third
hospital we have been to. So right now we are in Mexico at an
alternative care hospital, in Tijuana. This place may be our last
hope.
The treatments are costing $16,000, of money we don't have. The
treatments last for 2 weeks, time we aren't spending with our son,
Jacob.
Please, if there is anything that the club can do to help, let us
know.
home: 336-627-3017
cell: 336-601-2970
Warmest regards,
Jeff Joyce
member #259890