Brandin S.
In November 2024, after months of undiagnosed shoulder pain, 34-year-old Brandin received the diagnosis of Thymoma, a rare form of cancer of the thymus, following a biopsy on November 20th. He then had unexpected complications which led to Brandin spending a week in the cardiovascular ICU. His tumor was the size of a grapefruit and sat at the top of his heart and against his aorta. He is currently recovering from a four-hour thoracic surgery performed on January 6th to remove the tumor from his chest where they had to open both his right and left pleural spaces.
He has been unable to work since November 2024 and will have to undergo a second surgery to repair his diaphragm in 6 months to a year. Due to the size of Brandin’s tumor, his surgeon had to sacrifice his phrenic nerve on his right side which impedes him from being able to breathe normally until his diaphragm repair. He is not allowed to even begin to lift anything until March at the earliest.
Brandin is married to his wife Melanie and has 3 young children ages 5, 9 and 12. He is also a veteran who was deployed from 2011-2012. Brandin & Melanie have done their absolute best to keep life as normal as possible for their kids whether that is quietly cutting back on small things in life, or Melanie picking up extra shifts at the hospital as a Nurse to ensure that they make ends meet. This support would allow Brandin & Melanie the ability to prioritize his healing and give them some peace of mind instead of worrying about their financial struggles of becoming a one income home of five so quickly and unexpectedly.
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Julie Caddell – 5809 Gold Dust Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45247 – 513.218.3678
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