Find A Cure To Metastatic Melanoma

In late June, our dearly beloved brother, Etai David Gamliel, was diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma. After going to the emergency room for a severe headache, the doctors had found that the tumors had developed in the temporal lobe of his brain. Etai, with his family, desperately tried to fight this disease, trying every treatment available. Etai was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the country’s top cancer research centers.

Etai fought tirelessly everyday, going through radiation and immunotherapy. Unfortunately, the cancer he suffered from was very aggressive and known treatment was not working. A young man, at 33 years old, with everything to live for, was robbed of the rest of his life from a disease that took no prisoners. The cancer soon spread to his spinal cord taking away his ability to walk. It then, rapidly moved further up his spine taking his hands, and eventually his ability to breath. Regardless of all these factors, Etai never gave up or wanted to show weakness in the face of impossible odds. After 4 long months of a taxing emotional and physical rollercoaster, Etai took his last breath on November 1, 2023.

Etai fought until the very end, and by telling his story we hope to build awareness of this horrible disease and continue in the research and development of finding a cure. No one else should have to suffer through the emotional, mental, physical pain and trauma Etai endured, ultimately leading to his final moments of life.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Melanoma Research Foundation, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Melanoma Research Foundation: The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma. The MRF is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients, caregivers and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma.