All events, information and updates will be added to this page to keep everything all in one place. To whoever is reading this, welcome to my page! My name is James, and I’m a firefighter Paramedic for Tequesta Fire Rescue located in northern Palm Beach County, Florida. Recently, my life changed when I was diagnosed with the big "C" word, cancer. Non-Hodgkin’s T cell Lymphoma, is what the diagnosi
s read as my oncologist reluctantly told me the bad news. This rare cancer is usually only found in people ages 65 and older, but as it seems it is much more common in the fire fighting community. As firefighters we understand that we are at a much higher risk for numerous things— danger, injuries and illness included. In addition, we know we have a significantly higher chance of being diagnosed with cancer. When reading this, I want you to realize that this page is not really about me. Yes, it’s about my story and my fight with cancer— but the real message I want to convey to the world is, that firefighters accept all these risks in order to be your hero, we live and breathe to help other people in any way we can. So that when you call for help, we are there for you. Now, some may call that a hero, but we call it our purpose. Today I hope you decide to help in anyway you can, not just for me— but for anyone that needs a bone marrow transplant like I do. I ask for all the visitors that have come to my page to prove to me that humanity is still alive and well, and that the world is full of inherently good people. I truly believe that with each other, we can get through anything. With each other, we can change the world . I know I will beat this cancer because I am a fighter and because I have support from all of you! Be safe and God bless you all!
