January 17, 2013
Updated Jan 17, 2013 at 12:20 PM PDT
Doctors say he should have been dead years ago, but Tom Wieser, a Northern California man
with terminal cancer has been named the face of hope. He's survived nine years of aggressive treatment for his condition and continues to mentor and host families in the Central Valley through his Me One Foundation's Camp Challenge. Holly Carter, the owner of Carter and Co. Communications tell us more about this inspirational man and her fundraising efforts to keep Tom and his foundation alive
Tom Wieser of Roseville, CA, was diagnosed with Stage 2/C Rectal Cancer.
As a then 40 year old husband and father of four, he began his battle with this deadly disease. A year of aggressive treatment, including chemo, radiation and surgery, failed to keep the cancer from metastasizing to his lungs. Wieser aggressively battled cancer in hopes of finding a cure. Short of a cure, his prayers were to prolong his life long enough to see his children grown. Nearly nine years after the devastating diagnosis, Wieser continues to defy the odds while baffling the medical industry. Medical providers now refer to Wieser as The Face of Hope. When options were depleted, the doctors were so inspired by Wieser's will to live that they introduced a clinical trial named the Wieser Trial. In spite of the hardship of fighting deadly cancer, Tom and his wife Heidi along with their children and close friends founded the Me-One Foundation (me-onefoundation.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to lightening the load that cancer inflicts on a family. Thousands of people have been touched by Camp Challenge, a free weekend vacation sponsored and hosted each year by the Me-One Foundation thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Wieser family. The namesake represents a virtual score card, keeping the score of cancer down to Me 1-Cancer 0. The nine years of fighting cancer has left the family with some significant financial issues. The Wiesers have spent virtually every extra moment fundraising and volunteering to help other families battling cancer have more meaningful and joyful lives. As the news began to spread of the Weser's financial needs, the public responded.The financial need is now greater than ever as new options emerge which are not traditionally covered by insurance. Carter & Co. Communications, a public affairs firm, based in Fresno, with a background in fundraising for cancer organizations, volunteered to help the family raise funds to pay for necessary medical treatments needed to cure Tom Wieser. For more information, log onto www.me-onefoundation.org
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