GoFundMe account set up to help former Wilson Elementary teacher fighting cancer
Key Points:
- Stuart Bott, a former PE teacher at Wilson Elementary School, is battling stage 4 cancer and currently receiving treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
- After unsuccessful standard treatments, Stuart is undergoing an innovative TIL therapy clinical trial, which involves using his immune cells to target cancer.
- He recently had emergency surgery for a perforated bowel following tumor removal surgery and is now recovering at home, with a second phase of TIL therapy scheduled for mid-November.
- Due to his health challenges, Stuart cannot return to work until late this year or early next year, increasing financial strain on his family.
- A GoFundMe campaign has raised $800 toward a $16,000 goal to help cover medical expenses, insurance, and household bills, with donations and shares encouraged to support Stuart's recovery.