Undawnted Press Release: Paranormal Investigator, Steve Shippy, Fighting for His Life

Steve Shippy’s Fight Against Cancer 

Steve Shippy isn't just a host of several documentaries and shows, he is part of our paranormal universe. He doesn't feel like a neighbor, but a member of our family. 

He needs our help.

After a devastating diagnosis, Steve is battling for his life against cancer. He will be unable to work while he is being treated and recovering from this illness. 

And you will receive that support from your paranormal family.

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The Gofundme Drive

Steve Shippy’s Fight Against Cancer

I will be donating in April. So, should you donate now. 

In addition, purchase all his documentaries, as I continue to do (on Amazon Prime): 

• Michigan Hell House
• A Haunting on Dice Road: The Hell House
• A Haunting on Brockway Street 
• A Haunting on Hamilton Street 
• Haunting in The Heartland 
• A Haunting on Dice Road 2: Town of the Dead 
• A Haunting on Hamilton Street 2 
• A Haunting on Finn Road: The Devil's Grove 
• A Haunting on Washington Avenue: The Temple Theatre 
• A Haunting in Saginaw, Michigan 
• A Haunting on Potter Street 
• A Haunting at the Hoyt Library 

[We all know that $55K does not go far in this economy, so continue to donate and make purchases to cover all emergencies and incidentals.]

 

The Gofundme has been updated to $75K. Let's go! Let's get it to $100K!!! 

 

Thank you.

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The Ask 

Fighting Through the Hardest Battle of My Life

I’ve faced haunted houses, abandoned homes, and shadows most people never see. But this time… the battle isn’t in a house. It’s inside me.

Over the past several weeks, everything changed. After eight intense weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, I am now in the next phase of aggressive cancer treatment — ongoing IV hydration, therapy, labs, and constant monitoring as my body works to recover. Appointments still fill most days, and complications have required repeated hospital stays. This is not a short chapter. It’s an ongoing fight.

It’s exhausting. 

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The Fight I’m Facing

Multiple hospitalizations from treatment-related infections have already set me back — each one physically draining and financially devastating. With my immune system weakened by treatment, even minor complications can become serious very quickly.

But there is hope.

My doctors believe this cancer is highly treatable and curable. A recent PET scan showed it has not spread. That light at the end of this long corridor is real — but the road there is still demanding, and I am taking it one day at a time.

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The Financial Impact

Cancer doesn’t just attack the body — it disrupts everything around it.

In the earliest weeks of this fight, I was between insurance coverages. During that time, biopsies, surgery, scans, blood panels, specialist visits, and critical testing had to move forward immediately — regardless of coverage. There was no option to wait for insurance to catch up. The cancer didn’t pause, and neither could the procedures needed to diagnose and begin treatment. Those early months alone created thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical expenses before my current insurance was fully in place.

Now, even with coverage active, the costs continue to add up quickly.

I need help keeping my home stable and ensuring my boys are cared for while I focus on recovery.

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I am setting a goal of $55,000, which will help cover:

Medical costs & treatment:

• High monthly insurance premiums

• Large deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums

• Ongoing treatment-related care, hydration, labs, and monitoring

• Hospital bills from multiple treatment-related infections

• Medications, medical supplies, and recovery-related expenses

Support & household:

• Occasional in-home help on the hardest recovery days

• Lost income from being unable to work consistently

• Everyday living expenses that don’t pause during treatmentT

This isn’t about one single bill. It’s about keeping our home steady, covering the gaps cancer treatment has created, and allowing me to focus fully on healing.

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Why I’m Asking for Help

For years, whether you know me from Haunted Saginaw, my films, or my music, I’ve worked to share stories and connect with fans and the community. Now, I need your support in my own fight.

I am not stopping. I still plan to release a new film this fall, and I am working on another album. Creating has always been how I move through darkness — and I refuse to let this chapter take that from me.

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How You Can Help

If you are able to contribute, any amount truly helps. If donating isn’t possible, sharing this page means more than you know. Every message, every prayer, and every act of support strengthens this fight.

I am walking through a corridor of cancer treatment, fighting to stay strong for my boys. Every donation, every share, and every word of encouragement helps me keep moving forward.

Every contribution matters. Thank you for being part of this fight.

— Steve

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Steve Shippy’s Fight Against Cancer

 

 

Stayin' Alive, All By Myself... I am on a Roll to Better Outcomes

I know. I have been gone awhile, but I have been doing what I needed to do. 

After four years of being told that I could not get a refinance loan or any type of loan, not because of bad credit, but because I had already financed my property at the lowest available rate. The banks would not refinance if I could not get a lower rate by at least one percentage point. 

I was stuck. I had already received air conditioning finance estimates starting at $150 a month for four years. On a fixed income, that was not doable. 

So I had tried three or four times over the duration, but not through covid, to raise the $7500 that I had been quoted for a new system. I live in Arizona. Central air is about survival, not luxury. A handful of friends flocked to my banner, but the amount raised ($350ish) was nowhere near enough to purchase a unit. 

The art and writing communities at large never bothered once. That was disheartening from my point of view. For communities that push love, light, and inclusion for everyone... I was very much excluded. Sounds like that ideology is just an excuse to be prejudiced against people they do not agree with. 

I disagree with many people, but have never left someone to die. I help where I can and I have helped a lot. Far more than many people who claim to be inclusive. 

Even though certain communities have disappointed me, at least I know I still have friends and a shit load of good luck... see, when you are a good person, you get that type of help from the universe. 

Annual percentage rates lowered and my excellent credit afforded me a great refinance package, which led to a new and top of the line air conditioner for an excellent price. After nearly five years of constant worry, I am safe and cool. I will finally have a heater in the winter time too. That means I will be able to write my novels again. 

I am so happy. 

The universe rewards good deeds and people. While most of you were stuck in your homes during covid... now you know how I live and feel being this sick... I was protecting all of you from hunger and homelessness. 

So don't let newly elected politicians tell you that the $1400 was because of them; it was because of me. Just so you know. People take credit for my deeds when they had nothing to do with my work. 

I have a few items to do yet, but I will be actively writing poetry and novels this summer. I will be posting more writing exercises too. Although, I will not be updating my Facebook accounts because that social media conglomerate does not believe in factual information that I have provided to my friend's list for over ten years. I am now locked out of my personal and professional accounts, but don't you worry, I always land on my feet. 

Life is good now. 

I am still going to tell the truth and change the world for the better. That is coming. The wheels are already in motion by good people all over the world. Some people will not accept or like the change, but that is not my problem. I only solve them. 

Speaking of solutions: nothing can stop what is coming. 

I made a plan and I am sticking to it. You may just like what I am about to do. Who knows, you may just want to get in on the action yourself. 

More information in the coming weeks. Watch for news coming out of Sonoran Dawn Studios. 

Watch for my new books and cover designs. 

I am Stayin' Alive, All By Myself as the songs go: I am on a roll. 

Have a great and wonderful day. 

 

 

 

Undawnted Renewed for Another Year

Undawnted is a reader and writer's creative adventure. Danger, suspense. Love, mystery. Sounds like a great novel wrapped up in a website. 

Undawnted is fearless always stretching the boundaries of the imagination. If it's not our Seasonal Reads program, then it's our Special Engagements writer's workshops and our upcoming Onomatopoetry poet's workshops. 

So if you enjoy original content to sip your coffee or hot cocoa by, then please make a donation to our renewal fund today. Undawnted run by the creative musing of a disabled woman on a fixed income. Internet costs and domain renewals range in the $1500 per annum. 

If you could, please visit my GoFundMe campaign: Support a Disabled Woman's Creative Spirit.  

You keep Undawnted alive and advertisement free. 

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Thank you!

Have a great and wonderful day. 

In the Works

As the publication releases for 2016 come to a close, we reflect back on an awesome year. 

With the creation of Sonoran Dawn Studios, several essays, recipes, poetry chapbooks, and fiction novels have been published with more on the way! 

2016 has been a positive and bright year for the author at Undawnted and I cannot wait to see what will be on the publishing schedule for 2017. 

If you would like to support my creative efforts, then please purchase an item from our Author Spotlight or from Sonoran Dawn. 

I could always use the help with a donation to A Safe Place for Us. 

Thank you so very much! 

Have a great and wonderful day!!!