Keel Vintage Final Frontier/Reunion Combo - Rock Memorabilia

$

395

A unique collection of vintage Keel memorabilia from 1986 and the 2009 Reunion - ALL proceeds to benefit the family of Dawn Neville and Lars Matthews - the story of their struggle is pasted below the item details. All items are from the personal collections of Keel's Ron Keel and Marc Ferrari.
Included in this package:
(1) Vintage framed copy of "The Final Frontier" album signed by Ron Keel, Marc Ferrari, Bryan Jay and Dwain Miller  (1) Vintage Final Frontier tour T-shirt, size L  (1) Vintage rare tour scarf (mint condition) - these were available ONLY on our 1986 European tour with Dio (1) 2009 color Reunion 8X10 from 2009, signed by the entire band (1) VIP 2009 Reunion All Access Pass (1) 2009 Reunion guitar pick (1) Keel patch (new)

On March 7, 2017, Dawn Neville and Lars Matthews, had their lives changed forever.  Lars was diagnosed with Stage 3 Advanced Lung Cancer.  From the beginning, Lars was determined to overcome his cancer.  He refuses to accept defeat and continues to work during his initial chemotherapy treatments.  There were many days it took as much energy he could muster to continue to work. Sadly, as the grueling chemotherapy treatments began to take its toll on Lars, he had to explain to his place of employment and underwent four (4) rounds of chemotherapy along with six (6) weeks of radiation.  He was immediately terminated and lost his health insurance.  The medical bills were piling up and with no insurance the crisis soon became unbearable.  June 19, 2018, Lars was rushed to St. David as he was found unresponsive after a nap.  Tests were performed and a mass was found on his brain about 30mm in addition to swelling.  It took a myriad of doctors, surgeons, specialists, nurses, and financial counselors in constant contact to help Lars become stabilized so he can start radiation and chemotherapy again.  Sadly, ten months into his new job, Lars’ insurance had been canceled because he hadn’t been in his job for a full year.  
Throughout Lars’ battle with his own illness, Dawn had been learning to serve as his caregiver.  She knew this would be a long, treacherous path, but who wouldn’t do this for their loved one? Sadly, within four months of Lars’ diagnosis, Dawn has found a lump in her left breast. However, without health insurance, she cannot seek the necessary care.  Dawn has placed numerous phone calls, information requests online or through the mail.  Still no luck. She is needing care of her own but as for now, she has put Lars needs in front of her own.
In the midst of all of this, their Landlord has been less than helpful or patient although he agreed to work with them due to circumstances revolving Lars’ hospitalizations and work issues.  Unfortunately, the night before they were able to pay for Lars’ COBRA insurance, the landlord needed rent money and now, no COBRA which quickly lead to little to no medical care. The time to save the much needed money and get appointments booked are now pushed back causing Lars to miss appointments and infection to set in and send him back to the hospital for an extended stay, uninsured. This delay confirmed their worst fears, Lars’ brain tumor is growing back rapidly.  Treatments are desperately needed immediately!    Dawn and Lars were given advocates who spent much time working to find any means of medical assistance, only to find rejection after rejection.  They have reached out to a variety of agencies for assistance but were denied every time.  They have gone through their 401k and savings, but there is a lot to cover in the future. They swallowed their pride and have a Gofundme account just to help make ends meet in any way possible. They know there is long road ahead of them, but they are determined to NEVER SAY NEVER and stay strong in their battle.