A man with a bandaged head rests in a hospital bed, with medical equipment visible in the blurred background.

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212891/wysiwyg/ccmbruc8352gf20mreea.jpg" style="width:289px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 15px 5px 0px;text-align:left;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />Sean Conner was honorably discharged after combat deployments to the Middle East as a 1st Armored Brigade Combat Infantry soldier in the 3rd Infantry Division with the Army. Years later, he started experiencing chronic sinusitis and had multiple surgeries which only led to more infections and worsening migraines.  He scheduled doctor visits with the VA that only prescribed pain medicine and never scanned his brain despite numerous requests from him and his family.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212873/wysiwyg/zpknilryx3hzt6atuewa.jpg" style="width:275px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />On February 6, 2025, Sean, had a massive seizure at a car dealership. An emergent MRI scan showed a brain lesion in Sean’s left temporal lobe, he required brain surgery immediately for removal and biopsy.  At 47 years old, Sean was diagnosed with a grade 4 Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor that is determined to be environmentally related but, unfortunately, also chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistant. After finishing standard of care treatment, Sean received very positive news from his doctors at Duke. Due to carrying certain genetic mutations he was eligible for a life saving treatment in Germany that has yielded extremely positive results in treating this type of tumor, he cannot get this treatment in the United States.   <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212913/wysiwyg/gn5uci8ehy1hzxypzvqs.jpg" style="width:265px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />Based upon Sean’s results from his tissue biopsy and blood sample, the German doctors found 22 peptides from his molecular genetic analysis. These peptides will be activating not only Sean's cytotoxic T cells but also T helper cells. In turn, the tumor cells will be destroying them when and if they grow by activating Sean's own immune system. This treatment is not covered by insurance and would involve traveling to and from Germany fourteen times over the course of this year and next.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212929/wysiwyg/xvgoqxlp28xt5t6boalj.jpg" style="width:267px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />His wife of 24 years and three sons are right there with him. If you know Sean, then you know the great love he has for his family, faith, community and country. He is a mentor for Civil Air Patrol, sports team coach, school volunteer and avid church member. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212943/wysiwyg/r8nesnrm8afye5moprkh.jpg" style="width:265px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />Sean and his wife have already spent over $80,000 to manufacture his personalized peptide vaccine. Needless to say, between treatment, travel &amp; lodging, they are incurring extremely significant financial expenses. This treatment is not covered by insurance or VA and involves traveling to and from Germany at least seven more times for vaccines and other testing to accrue monthly charges of $4798.86 to $5821.32, beginning September 14, 2026 to August 16, 2027.  With the average trip costing the Conners upwards of $6000.00, they need some assistance to stay in the fight and we are calling on our community to<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788212963/wysiwyg/smu6c3a5gsckrkwstyzk.jpg" style="width:262px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" /> assist them. Help us relieve this family’s financial burden so they can focus on travel to and from treatment and recovery.

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