Fort McMurray resident Bo Cooper is known by many in the community. As a local firefighter and a promising MMA fighter the 26 year old has battled many things in his life but now he is facing one of his toughest fights ever, a battle against leukemia. The brave young man has already beaten leukemia before, and he is fighting the disease for the third time. Cooper first won against acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2011 but the disease returned. Since Bo has already received all the chemotherapy that he can have in his entire lifetime there are very few other treatment options to choose from that cold make the difference in how his battle turns out. One option, CAR T-Cell drugs, show great promise but there is a catch. Right now the government does not cover these drugs and Cooper would need to travel to the USA for his treatment.

Bo Cooper can not afford to receive the Car T-Cell drugs that could save his life, and the Fort McMurray community has rallied to try and help out. Each dose of these drugs can cost as much as $60,000. Cooper may need up to 10 doses, with a total cost just for the drugs expected to run about $600,000. Without this treatment option Bo may not be able to win this latest fight. According to Fort McMurray Fire Department Captain Rob Van Hecke “It’s not cheap. It’s nothing health care covers yet. But with a 90% success rate, it’s worth trying.” Hecke started an online fund raising campaign last month to raise money for Cooper, and over $100,000 has been raised in just a few weeks from this fund raising effort and other community events. How can you help out?