IS HOPING TO INSPIRE OTHERS IN HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW, AND TODAY’S 12 INSPIRES. TIMOTHY COOPER HAS MULTIPLE MYELOMA, A BLOOD CANCER THAT CAN WEAKEN BONES AND LEADS PARALYSIS. IN 2020, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER DAY AT WORK FOR TIMOTHY COOPER WHEN HE NOTICED A SEVERE PAIN IN HIS NECK AND A NUMBNESS ON HIS ARM AND HEAD, PUTTING THE TRUCK AWAY ONE DAY. I HAD TO GO AWAY AND IT DIDN’T INITIALLY. THEN WHEN IT STOPPED, I LOOKED DIFFERENT AND THAT IT WAS SERIOUS. AFTER GETTING AN X-RAY TO CHECK FOR A SPINAL INJURY, HE LEARNED HE HAD MULTIPLE MYELOMA, A BLOOD CANCER THAT CAN CAUSE BONE DISEASE AND LEAD TO PARALYSIS. IT’S A DISEASE, HE KNEW WELL AFTER WATCHING HIS MOTHER FIGHT AGAINST IT FOR 15 YEARS. NOT BE OFF MY SEAT. AS HE KNOWS, I WAS AT, WHAT, LIKE THREE TIMES TO HIM WHEN HE SAID IT. AND I TO I RECOMPOSED MYSELF. WE DISCUSSED NEXT STEPS. I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL THAT DAY. TAKE IT RIGHT AWAY FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY ON MARCH 11TH OF LAST YEAR, HE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF UNDERGOING A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT. COOPER DESCRIBES THE PROCESS AS A NEW BEGINNING AS HE WORKS TOWARDS REMISSION OF HIS CANCER. ONE OF HIS DOCTORS, DR. JOHN CANDELARIO OF NOVANT HEALTH, SAYS HE’S IMPRESSED BY COOPER’S MINDSET. EMBRACE EACH STEP OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND AS HE MENTIONED, WHAT COMES NEXT. CANCER CAN FEEL LIKE MANY MEDICAL THINGS THAT IT ROBS YOU OF YOUR AGENCY. AND TIM WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT FACT IN MY HANDS STILL. SO I CAN’T STRAIGHTEN MY FINGERS OUT COMPLETELY YET BECAUSE THERE WERE CERTAIN TASKS WITH YOUR HANDS. BUT THEY KNOW I’M GOING TO THE GYM. YOU KNOW, I’M DRIVING MY CAR. I’M STARTING TO TRAVEL MORE. SO I HAVE NOT LET IT LIMIT ME. AND COOPER WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW. YOU HAVE TO KNOW TO ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN NOT BE AFRAID OF THE ANSWERS YOU GOT. YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE WILL TO WANT TO SURVIVE BECAUSE YOUR MIND AND YOU DECIDE TO USE THAT SUPPORT TO GET THROUGH IT AS A PHYSICAL CHALLENGES THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SO YOU HAVE TO WANT TO LIVE. AND COOPER ALSO SAYS FOR HIM, IT’S ABOUT THE SMALL VICTORIES AND DOING WHAT HE CAN TO BE THERE FOR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN WIN