For several years, in his early sixties, the creator of this website, Loran Joly, dealt with cancer.  It was not the most serious of cancers, but it consumed his life. Fifteen physicians were involved, and innumerable tests.  He was concerned that it had gone to his bloodstream, because the symptoms were severe...

For those two years, he had to wear Depends undergarments, due to the loss of bowel functions.

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The day before surgery, he did not have the requisite 

co-pay money to provide, at the medical office.  Another 

patient in the office overheard this, and pulled out 

their wallet and handed him sixty dollars, 

to cover the treatment the next day, 

or he would not have been able to go through

with the procedure.

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The cancer was resolved a few years ago. 

He is now sixty-four.  

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During this period, he also experienced vision

problems.  For over a year, he could not

drive more than an hour at a time.

Two surgeons were all set to cut on his eyes.

He started a GoFundMe site

to seek help, as he does extensive

photography work.

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The costs involved sent him into 

declaring bankruptcy,

and he moved to subsidized housing,

where he lived for the next two years,

until several meth labs were discovered

in his apartment complex, and he

evacuated, having to take out 

expensive loans to cover the costs,

while helping his 85-year-old mother

at the same time, with no other

family members within four hundred miles.

 

To this day, he receives at least

five calls a day

from bill collectors.

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Jim Roach, M.D., was one of the physicians who provided assistance for the treatment.​

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