“Happy to be Alive”, Plymouth man shares blood cancer story

(CBS DETROIT)– “I simply heard the phrase most cancers and the whole lot went black and simply was like, woah,” says Paris Jones, recalling that day in 2019 when he was informed he had blood most cancers.

It looks as if simply a short while in the past, he was re-learning easy methods to stroll. It began with pneumonia, then ache in his decrease again, then having a tough time transferring accommodated with fractures and damaged bones. Blood most cancers was the analysis, rocking Jones and his household. 

“Remedy didn’t start instantly based mostly on our insurance coverage,” Jones says his household took to many assets to seek out the funds to pay for remedy.

The Plymouth household ultimately coming throughout the Blood Most cancers Basis of Michigan. Director of Affected person Help, Melissa Antoncic says they have been capable of present some help to the household, together with Christmas presents for his or her kids.

“Generally, even for those who can afford the vacation toys, you might be hospitalized and you do not have the means to really exit and choose up these toys,” Antoncic says.

“Throughout Paris’ struggles and remedy, he and his spouse Alison have been capable of begin AliveandKind, a clothes model that began from one thing Paris mentioned every day, “I am simply completely satisfied to be alive”.

The Jones household used a portion of these proceeds as a method to assist the Blood Most cancers Basis of Michigan and people households dealing with the identical adversity that they did.

“So many individuals helped us and we simply actually needed to have the ability to like give again in a roundabout way,” Alison mentioned.