Helping One Guy

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Jon is currently battling Thymic Carcinoma. Join us as we gather together to support him and his family on this journey.

Make sure to register for the dinner and consider donating directly to Jon at helpingoneguy.org. 🤍

A diagnosis can take over a life, but there's so much more to someone's story than their struggle. That's certainly true of Jon.

He's a husband (he and his wife Ashlyn have been together over 20 years), he's the father of 3 boys (Owen, Liam, and Ellis), he's passionate about giving back to his community (he's an Eagle Scout and has served as an Assistant Cubmaster and an Assistant Scoutmaster), he has given back to his faith as a youth pastor, and has a thriving career as the Head of Sales for North America at Rapid Granulator.

While Jon is fighting a big battle, it's not all of who he is. We're excited to honor the dedication he has to his family, work, and community this coming Monday. We hope you'll join us and consider donating to Jon and his family.

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Only what's done for Christ will last.

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One week away! 🚨

We're so excited to honor Jon and his sweet family next Monday night.

If you haven't already, register to attend at the link below and consider making a donation as well. 🤍

https://www.helpingoneguy.org/details/helping-one-guy-honors-jon-smalling/

In September 2025, Jon’s life changed with a single hospital admission.

After a lingering cough and a missed diagnosis of bronchitis he went back to an urgent care where they luckily took an additional step and X-Rayed his lungs. What was initially suspected to be a routine lung issue was revealed to be a softball sized mass on his thymus—a specialized organ in the chest responsible for immune system development.

The eventual diagnosis was Thymic Carcinoma (specifically High-Grade Squamous Cell Carcinoma). This is a rare, aggressive malignancy that differs significantly from more common thymomas. Thymic carcinoma is extraordinarily rare, rare enough that most oncologists and even many thoracic cancer specialists may never personally treat a case during their careers. This type of cancer accounts for less than 1% of cancer diagnosis worldwide and only a few hundred cases globally yearly.

Due to the relentless nature of Thymic Carcinoma, Jon will continue to have quarterly PET scans for the foreseeable future. The reoccurring rate for this type of cancer is greater than 50% within the first 2-5 years, even while under NED. This type of cancer never goes into remission and is why ongoing scans and imaging is required.

We will have the privilege of not only honoring Jon's fight at our next HOG dinner, but raising funds to help make his treatment and scans more affordable for this family.

If you haven't registered for the dinner yet, you can do so at helpingoneguy.org, or if you can't make it, you can donate directly to Jon on our site as well.

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The HOG community provides a free dinner in honor of one man and his family who need our help.

We share stories, worship together, and provide support they can lean on in their time of need.

Our next dinner is on June 22nd. If you've never experienced a HOG dinner, come out and take part. We'd love to have you.

You can find more details at helpingoneguy.org.

Our next dinner is just 2 weeks away! 🚨

Mark your calendars and come join us for an incredible evening as we honor Jon Smalling and his family.

We are so excited to get the chance to honor Jon Smalling at our next HOG dinner on June 22nd.

As he faces his battle with a rare cancer, we honor his dedication as a husband, father, and provider for his family.

Click here to learn more about Jon and how we can all come together to support him: https://www.helpingoneguy.org/details/helping-one-guy-honors-jon-smalling/