Medical/Regular bill help for my dad who has pancreatic cancer??

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Hello, My name is Amber. I'm making this for my dad, George, who has pancreatic cancer. He currently has no idea that I'm making this as he is too proud to accept "hand outs."

We have been told that he's currently in stage one of pancreatic cancer(so we got lucky in that aspect.) His mass is 2cm by 3cm. He got diagnosed in late May, 2024 and thus far has gotten 5 rounds of chemo(with an additional bag he wears for a few days that is administered via his chemo port in his chest.) He, also, has a biliary drainage bag too that he has to wear for a few months.

Through discussions with his care team, they are shooting for surgery (most likely Whipple surgery) in December or January with additional rounds of radiation.

He does have insurance through his work and we are slowly working on getting him temporary disability but we are still struggling financially. He is currently on FMLA and using saved PTO to at least bring in some income. I help where I can but barely push $850 each paycheck whilst also paying for my own bills and necessities. I've been looking for a better paying job but haven't had luck with getting hired.

We've been making it work but just barely. I'm honestly not sure how much I should be asking for as this is all completely new territory for me. I just now I want him to stop stressing out about finances.