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Help Mike Fight for Life and Sight
This fundraiser is to help Mike Wunsch pay his medical bills.
Ocular melanoma (OM for short) is a cancer of the eye diagnosed in approximately 2,000-2,500 adults annually in the United States. It occurs most often in lightly pigmented individuals with a median age of 55 years. However, it can occur in all races and at any age. Mike, however is 33 with brown eyes.
Ocular melanoma is a malignant tumor that can grow and spread to other parts of the body.
OM is much rarer than skin melanoma and behaves quite differently. There are other types of eye cancers, but OM is the most common in adults and the most dangerous. It's a potentially lethal disease, especially when it spreads to the liver.
Mike was treated at Wills Eye Hospital back in May 2015 with plaque radiotherapy. Plaque radiotherapy is currently the most common form of treatment for ocular melanoma. This technique involves a small radiation plaque that is the size of a nickel that is surgically applied to the eye directly over the tumor. The plaque contains radioactive seeds carefully placed by specially trained radiation oncologists and physicists. It is left in place for 4 to 7 days to provide the radiation to the entire tumor. The goal of this treatment is to destroy the tumor and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the body. Mike will have to undergo treatment to reduce deterioration of his eye due to the radiation. He receives needles containing and medicine directly in the eye every four months for two years to help prevent the deterioration. As of February 2016 A rip was discovered and it is leaking fluid into the eye causing more vision loss that needs to be fixed with laser surgery that insurance does not want to cover.
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LocationSalem County Fairgrounds (View)
735 US Route 40
Woodstown, NJ 08098
United States
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| Minimum Age: 17 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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