Diane Flynn Roberts is reaching out to the community to help a local Hallsboro man near and dear to her heart who is battling Stage 4 terminal cancer.
Kurt Jon Sundstrom, known to his friends as Jon, purchased the home at 503 Clyde Collier Road about 20 years ago. The 1918 house was a deal because he purchased it “as is,” so Sundstrom could relocate from Maryland to the Columbus County area. He and Roberts have renovated the home little by little over time.
“He’s made a ton of improvements over the years,” Roberts said.
Sundstorm worked for the Postal Service in Clarkton as a rural mail carrier until his diagnosis over a year ago. The 55-year-old has squamous cell carcinoma of the neck and throat. Roberts has continued working her full-time job with Lowes Home Improvement in Shallotte while taking care of Sundstorm. The couple have shuttled back and forth between chemo and radiation appointments, MRIs, and PET scans.
Sundstorm’s health is rapidly declining and he sleeps most of the day, Roberts said. Using the concrete steps of their home has proven to be a task in itself.
“We need a handrail for the outside steps or a ramp first. He’s having difficultly using them,” said Roberts. She is reaching out to the public for help to build the ramp so life can be made just a little easier for Sundstrom while living with the disease.
To aid the couple with this project, contact Diane Flynn Roberts via Facebook messenger, or send her a text by phone at 910.233.7484.
