<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>A dying man in Nebraska was comforted by 3,500 strangers he never knew as his family kicked off the #SkyBluePink campaign after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Brian Curtis decided to forgo chemotherapy, as he also suffered<wm> from a rare genetic disorder called sickle cell anemia, and his health declined rapidly as the treatment weakened him. His health took a sharp 70% drop after the diagnosis and chemotherapy was stopped.
He said that his health declined rapidly after the first cancer treatment he went into, and that his health has continued to fall since. His family made the difficult decision to kick off #GoFundMe campaign after his health took a sharp 70% drop due to the cancer. They collected over 100</wm>,000 in funding before his health started to improve.
In a poignant appeal for help, Curtis asked