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A Battle To Save His Wife From Cancer: A Tribute To James Bratcher
“I just couldn’t quit.”
This is the true story of James and Sharon Bratcher of Joplin, Missouri. Sharon had leukemia and James was in a desperate search for financial help.
Sharon is now in remission and they got the financial relief they needed by working together with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Kansas City and their Medicaid office.
This is a happy story!
Unfortunately, James passed away July of 2017, but his message of hope is enduring. Never quit. Never stop fighting for yourself or your loved ones.
James wanted to share his story to help as many families as he could. So, if you have just found out that you have to battle Leukemia or Lymphoma or cancer, James has some tips for you at the end of this story.
I talked to James on the phone. His voice is elderly and tired. But what I heard in his voice most often while I spoke to him was relief and thanks.
James just started telling me his story – his wife, Sharon, was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2001. Around 2004, her blood count was going up and down and she had to have blood transfusions 3 or 4 times. Then, the worst news: it has turned into Leukemia. Her doctors said that she had to have a bone marrow transplant in 2006. She had a family member that was a perfect match and everything went perfectly. She recovered at the Hope Lodge in St. Louis.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this story, Sharon is in remission and now only has to go get a check up every 12 months. Good things happen and prayers get answered!
That’s how James told me – just like that – short and simple and to the point. Sharon is better and they are relieved. James said that every chance he gets, he calls the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in Kansas City to tell them “thank you.” He said, “As long as I have health, I will always thank The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.”
But then his voice flattened as he told me that Sharon’s medicine cost $1200 per month! He said his Medicaid bill went from $300/month to $530 to $687 to $857 in four months! (Now remember that Sharon has been battling MDS since 2001.) James said he spent about 2 long years working and talking to Medicaid and “hundreds of people.” But he still needed help paying the “$800 per month spend down” and he needed help paying for the medication.
“Finally, it was about Christmastime of 2006 that I found The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and everything started getting better.” I could sense his smile and the warmth of thanksgiving in his voice again. “If I hadn’t found them, I wouldn’t know what I would have done.” He wanted me to mention Victoria, Elizabeth , Jennifer and Brenda. James said, “Those girls (at the LLS) are amazing.”
“The ball started rolling when I called the LLS.” James said that working with the LLS and Medicaid really paid off. “They help pay for medication and home health care three time per week for Sharon. They also send a nurse every week to help us with our medicines.” James say that he is so thankful to the LLS and Medicaid, “The Lord God himself puts you with people that care.” James added, “It is so awesome!”
I told you this was a happy story!
I asked him what advice he has for folks finding out that they have to battle cancer. Here are his tips:
- I was persistent!
- I don’t quit!
- I just couldn’t quit!
- I didn’t take “no” for an answer!
- Keep on knocking!
- There is someone to talk to at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a Godsend!
Cells for Cells has raised nearly $50,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The money that Cells for Cells raises through recycling cell phones goes to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s patient aid fund. Families, like James and Sharon Bratcher, get financial relief from the patient aid fund.
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Lastly, if you need financial help right now, call the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in your area. You can start with the Information Resource Center (IRC) at 800-955-4572. If you prefer, you can go to www.lls.org and at the left at the top, type in your zip code in the “Chapter Finder” box.
To James Bratcher. May we all be inspired to fight like he did to save his wife! May those of us in the future who find out that we have to fight cancer remember his strength and his words: “I just couldn’t quit.”
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Meet Jay Steiner: Cancer Survivor and Superhero
Meet Jay Steiner. Jay is a cancer survivor. Jay is also a superhero. It takes a superhero to beat cancer and then to support a family member who is also battling cancer. Below, in question 8, you’ll find Jay’s Tips on being a superhero for your loved one who may be battling cancer.
1. You are a KU Fan – predict their record for this year.
Jay: Crimson & Blue all the way through. 5-7 in football. 33-3 in basketball.
2. What is the food that you are best at making?
Jay: Waffles!
3. If moon travel becomes available in the next 10 years, are you going?
Jay: Too many exciting things to see here (on Earth) first.
4. If you could throw a party for your donors with an unlimited budget, where would it be and what two bands would play?
Jay: At a park in Lake Tahoe. I’d probably have Jack Johnson open for Dave Matthews
4. Why did you want to join the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society team?
Jay: I’m a survivor of Pediatric A.L.L. (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) so finding cures for Leukemia has always been at the forefront of my mind. I’m fortunate to work for an organization who’s primary objective is so aligned with my personal objectives.
How To Expose 520 Million People To Smart Sustainability
This interview is with Adam Wilmes, who is a LEED AP BD+C credentialed Architect with Populous and a member USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council). We cover the topics of LEED building practices, personal environmental stewardship and global impact of smart sustainability.
Enjoy.
Total Reading Time: Less than 7 minutes.
1. What are a few things that you have changed in your personal life that make you more green?
Adam: I’ve always been dedicated to living a sustainable life – architecture has certainly encouraged that. From a personal standpoint, I believe it’s the little details that lead to living ‘green’ – from recycling, to using less water, to turning the light off when I leave a room (that is, if it doesn’t have an automatic sensor!).
2. In your opinion, what are three things that anyone can do at home to help our environment?
Adam: Recycle, use less water, and turn off the lights when you leave a room…
3. In Kansas City, there are numerous tools to help all of us be better at recycling. Deffenbaugh (our local waste and recycling company) makes it easy for us to sort our trash from recyclables;and Ripple Glass has hundreds of containers throughout the city making it easier for everyone to recycle glass. What is your favorite local recycling resource that makes it easier for you to be better at recycling? Continue Reading
Tom Coffman formerly with Deffenbaugh Industries Answers 15 Questions: Recycling, Sustainability, and Green
This interview with Tom Coffman, former Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships with Deffenbaugh Industries, covers the topics of sustainability, recycling, green ideas, and the services that Deffenbaugh Industries and Deffenbaugh Recycling provide to the Midwest.
Total Reading time: 5:00 minutes.
1. What are 4 things that anyone can do, right now, to be better at recycling?
Tom: Eliminate plastic bags, eliminate plastic bags, eliminate plastic bags, and eliminate plastic bags from recycling containers. Plastic bags are a menace when they get to the recycling facility. They gum up our systems and they blow all over the place. Most grocery stores have containers for recyclable plastic bags.
2. What is exciting to you in the area of sustainability?
Tom: I think the growing awareness, support and public interest around sustainability issues has been very heartening. Whether it is the food people eat, the homes they build and maintain or the way they handle their yard waste, you can see behaviors continue to move toward greater sustainability.
3. What is your favorite innovation that you have been a part of at Deffenbaugh Indsutries?
Tom: There are three innovations I’ve seen in the past 20 years at Deffenbaugh Industries that I think are particularly cool. The move toward automated collection for residential trash and recycling has been a great step forward, as has the implementation of a single-stream recycling system. And the fact that we collect and process approximately 15 million cubic feet of landfill gas per day, which is used to serve the equivalent of 5,000 homes daily, always impresses me. Continue Reading