01/15/2025
It is heartbreaking for me to make this post but as a friend I want to help them any way I can. Therefore, I am asking for help from any of you that can contribute. Here’s a little back story about Dale’s childhood friend, Terry Keeton who is also a classmate of mine and his wife Cindi. I have been friends with them for 50 years myself. This couple have been thru so much. We have daughters the same age and have been best friends all these years. Some 20 years ago their daughter was in a horrific car accident and almost lost her life. We spent many days at the hospital with them praying over her and supporting them on that scary journey. Soon after that their youngest daughter was diagnosed with cancer and sadly she died at age 7 and all our hearts were broken. We again spent many hours with them during those days giving what comfort we could. Fast forward a few more years when Dale and I were in a crisis, they came to our rescue and was there for us and again when Dale’s parents died, they were there to help us even then when Terry started having his health issues. You see something was going on with him and he had so many tests and surgeries, been to every local hospital for care and even to the mayo clinic and until now they couldn’t figure out what was wrong. He has been diagnosed with Sialidosis type 1. It is very rare and I can’t explain it very well, so you can look it up online to get those details. On top of this he has had several viruses that have now compromised his body and now also having some cardiac issues. Today he developed RSV and Cindi learned he has a collapsed lung. This brings me to my ask. The doctors have told Cindi that Terry will not get better, in fact he is dying and they cannot predict how long he has to live. They have had so many medical bills and so many trips to the hospital that the bills have become overwhelming and Cindi needs help - not just our prayers and comfort - but they need help financially too. Some of the medicines they have Terry on, and actually some of Cindi’s too, is experimental and not all covered by insurance. It was thought to start a Go fund me account for them but I told her that if she had Venmo or PayPal that people could donate that way and no fees would be taken out. So she has a Venmo account that you can donate to. Any amount at all will help. I am asking any of my family, friends, their friends and our GCHS class of 76 classmates if you can help at all to donate. If you can share this post or make one of your own to spread the word. Terry and Cindi had several successful businesses in Litchfield but had to retire early because of Terry’s declining health issues. He is currently in Barnes hospital very sick and weak and Cindi is spending 24/7 with him. They are trying to get him well enough to be transferred to a skilled nursing place but again, she’s been told he will not improve, he will just be kept comfortable until the end. If you can’t donate anything, would you please add both of them to your prayers. Terry is only 66 and should be enjoying his golden years with his beloved wife and grandchildren and its so sad that the last decade has been nothing but in and out of hospitals trying to get well. Thank you in advance for you help. Her Venmo id is -Keeton-1
