Our Journey

Just before Christmas in 2022, our world flipped upside down. Alex was 33, healthy, and getting ready to welcome his second child with Allyson. That’s when we were blindsided with the words no family ever expects: stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer.

No symptoms. No family history. No warning. Life instantly shifted from preparing for new life to fighting to save Alex’s.

For a time, we had reason to hope. Alex was approved for a cutting-edge immunotherapy drug called Dostarlimab. The early signs were encouraging, we thought we might have finally turned a corner. But cancer doesn't always follow the plan. Despite everything, it returned and spread further.

Through every setback, Alex never gave up. He’s thrown himself into research, learned every option, challenged doctors, and opened his heart to God in ways that have completely transformed his life. A pilgrimage to Medjugorje deepened his faith even more, giving him peace and focus through it all.

Recently, Alex was accepted into a highly selective treatment program at Immunocine in Cancún, Mexico: a cutting-edge immunotherapy that could give him his best chance at beating this disease.

Only 15% of patients are accepted. Alex is one of them.

This treatment is full of hope, but not covered by insurance. The cost is over $100,000, not including travel or ongoing care.

After all that Alex has already faced, we’re now asking for help to make this possible for Alex, Allyson, Olivia, and Silas, so they can have more birthdays, more milestones, and more memories together as a family.