Help Chris win this! Round two, Fight!

Most of you were here last year when we announced that my brother, Chris, was diagnosed with a rare type of testicular cancer. In December 2022, he had retroperitoneal lymph node dissection surgery, which was extremely long with a 12-inch incision and 41 staples. He healed up great from the major RPLND surgery, went home in 3 days instead of the 5 that was expected. He went back to work after 3 months recovery from the RPLD. In April 2023, he had a follow up CT scan of his chest and abdomen, and they were clear of disease.

In May 2023, he began to have excruciating thoracic back pain that radiated to his ribs. He went to a chiropractor, recommended by his primary physician, for a short time and that helped. However, due to the ongoing pain not getting better, the family doctor ordered an MRI. The MRI came back with bone marrow lesions, disk herniations, and bulges. The primary then ordered a full body scan pet/CT scan and it came back with only the bone marrow lighting up from skull, shoulder blades, spine, pelvic and femurs. Shannon, Chris's wife, immediately got a hold of the oncologist and the head testicular doctor, (who cured Lance Armstrong), which they have been in contact with this entire process. He recommended a bone biopsy, his fear it was going to come back as embryonic type neuroectodermal. Sadly, it was confirmed last week.

There are very few cases that deal with this type of cancer. It doesn't have the best survival rate.

"We got the word terminal, but that doesn't mean this chemo treatment CAV alternating IE can't make these lesions disappear with God's help! Nothing is impossible!" (I quote his wife, Shannon.)

People do beat this type of cancer, but the problem is Chris's cancer skipped organs and went straight to bone which is extremely rare.

The goal with this treatment is to make these lesions disappear! If at the end of his 6 cycles and only a few remain surgeons should be able to go in and remove them and then he would be considered in surgical remission!

Unfortunately, Chris is the sole provider for his wife and son, Orion. We would like to help alleviate the financial burden so that Chris can fight this fight he is about to begin. He starts the fight officially October 11, 2023. Where him and his wife will travel to UVA for a chemo treatment that will require him to be there for 5 days each time. Treatments are every three weeks for a total of 6 cycles.

We welcome any help whether its monetary, gift cards, gas cards, grocery cards, or even delivered meals when they return home after treatment. Most importantly, we need all the PRAYERS Chris can get!!

Feel free to get in touch with myself directly if you have any questions, would like to donate through another source, or fundraiser ideas to help!