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Please Help Capt. Pancho Jimenez Afford Medical Treatment

Capt. Pancho Jimenez

Dec 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024 by Lauren Beck

The yachting industry can genuinely make a difference when it works together. Capt. Pancho Jimenez needs your help to afford life-saving treatment.

Capt. Pancho Jimenez currently lives in Toronto with his family and was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma. According to the GoFundMe page shared by his father, his life expectancy is just 12 to 18 months. He has undergone surgery and is now starting radiation and chemotherapy.

According to his father, “promising immunotherapy treatments” are available, but the Canadian health system does not currently offer them. The family has posted a GoFundMe to attempt to raise $150,000 toward this treatment.

His father writes, “Pancho has always been a kind and giving person. He pours his energy 100% into whoever and whatever he engages with. As a boat captain, he’s dedicated his life to teaching others, protecting the environment by planting coconuts and mangroves, and instilling a love and respect for nature in his children. He is the main provider for his family, and his children need their father for years to come.”

Daphne D’Offay, charter director & group director of Ocean Independence, is a long-time friend trying to spread the word about his GoFundMe page. “I have known him 30 years, and many consider him the friend who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it,” D’Offay said. “He’s a true lover of the ocean and nature.”

Capt. Pancho, who worked aboard M/Y Reflections, is originally from the Keys. He met his wife while on board M/Y Reflections, and he ultimately moved his young family to Canada to work for Lagoon Catamarans before being diagnosed.

“We are deeply grateful for any contributions towards these alternative treatments, which could give him and his family a chance at a better, longer life,” his father wrote on his GoFundMe page. “Prayers are also very welcome.”

You can help — donate via the GoFundMe page.

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