Bill Wieck - Chondrosarcoma

Many of you know Bill, but for those who don’t, Bill is our shorts-wearing, Packers-loving, hard-working, beloved friend, husband, brother, and son.

On August 3, 2019, he slipped and fell inside KFC in Gladwin, MI. Unable to get up, he was sent by ambulance to MidMichigan hospital in Midland, where he was found to have a fracture in his right femur and a mass was identified.

On August 5th, he was transferred to Henry Ford hospital and after ample tests, it was confirmed that he had Chondrosarcoma Grade 2. He was scheduled for surgery and on August 19, 2019, the mass was removed, along with his femur, and replaced with a titanium rod.

After 28 long days between hospital and rehab, they were discharged home and the monitoring began. It started with follow ups every 2 weeks, every month, and then every 3 months, with multiple X-rays, CTs, and MRIs. We thought things were looking good.

Bill began having pains and swelling again in his leg. Several tests came back good from the fluid they drained. However, the swelling kept coming back and a biopsy was ordered. On May 12th, 2021, one of the last 3 month check ups before going to every 6 months, it was confirmed that Bill’s cancer was back.

Bill has had multiple appointments to discuss options since that day, including a second opinion from the University of Michigan. His case has been presented to the tumor board and been discussed by some of the top doctors. Bills best option for defeating this cancer is a complete leg amputation at the hip.

As I mentioned before, Bill is an extremely hard-working man. Unfortunately, Bill is unlikely to be able to return to his career path and his family is going to need all the help they can financially to make it to doctors appointments, pay hospital bills, and have money to survive during this awful fight. Also, although insurance does help cover a prosthetic, for Bill to get one that will allow him to carry on with the things he likes to do, it is likely that a prosthetic to his degree will have to be completely funded without the use of insurance. We are also looking to put the money towards a big-wheeled powered chair so that Bill can continue to travel and enjoy the outdoors.

Nobody likes asking for money, but when a tragic event like this happens, I ask that we all come together to help the people who mean the most to us.

Help Bill in his fight against Chondrosarcoma.