HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A Charlotte family is facing a difficult fight against a rare cancer. Already, significant support has flowed into a fundraiser to help them with the financial burden with more than half of the goal met thus far.
The GoFundMe for Bill Broadway went live on Jan. 3, 2023, intending to raise $30,000. Since then, more than $18,000 has been donated, and the fundraiser's organizer hopes to exceed the goal to help as much as possible.
According to the story shared in the fundraiser, Broadway went to an emergency room four times with two separate stays at the hospital recently. On Dec. 29, 2023, he and his family got a diagnosis: cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts. The cancer has already spread to the lining of Broadway's intestines and stomach, and he will soon face chemotherapy and other treatments recommended by his medical team.
Broadway has a wife, Sarah, and a 6-year-old son, Declan. The GoFundMe story shares that he served for nine years as a high school teacher and has spent the last eight years as a police officer, working for both the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Huntersville Police Department.
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