Help the Maarhuis family fight cancer!

Those who know Warren, understand the happiness that he brings to people's lives. He is a loving and supportive husband, father, brother, uncle, and loyal friend. Warren’s strong work ethic, compassion, genuine love for others, and positive attitude are just some of the many attributes that have made him a truly great police officer. Those who know Warren as a police officer in the Abbotsford Police Department, know a gentle giant who repeatedly has made a huge impact in his community. Warren is a police officer that goes the extra mile to not only protect victims and his community, but to also bring a measure of justice and peace, even when it costs him. Warren has dedicated 10 years to serving his community, and today we ask you to help support him as he and his family battle for his life.

In 2017, Warren’s wife Jen was hospitalized with Hepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis (blood clots) caused by Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) blood cancer. Since this diagnosis, Jen has been on chemotherapy and blood thinners ever since. Jen, who was also serving her community as an Abbotsford Police Department civilian member, is no longer able to continue working due to the side effects of the chemo and has had to undergo several surgeries to remove variously located tumors over the years since. Jen is still battling this blood cancer today.

In August of 2022, Warren was diagnosed with Invasive Melanoma. He immediately underwent surgery to remove 16 lymph nodes and underwent chemotherapy. Unfortunately, in November of 2023 Warren learned that the cancer had returned and was diagnosed with Stage Four cancer and told without treatment he would have six months to live. The cancer returned all over his body, including his shoulder, ribs, liver, hip, and leg.

Warren is currently in the thick of it, undergoing aggressive immunotherapy treatments, and multiple rounds of radiation. Due to these treatments, Warren has developed immunotherapy induced colitis and is now hospitalized (The Maarhuis family had to celebrate this last Christmas and New Years in the hospital).

Those who are blessed enough to have met the Maarhuis family, know them as a loving, loyal, and passionate bunch. The family has had its share of adversity over the last few years, and now with a recent cancer diagnosis for Warren on top of Jen’s already existing battle with cancer, we are asking for your help to lift the financial strain of that battle.

This life-altering diagnosis has been extremely difficult for the entire Maarhuis Family. His wife Jen, who is still in a battle of her own with cancer, and his two amazingly strong kids, Hailey (12) and Charlotte (10), are doing all they can to support one another.

With the strong community of friends and family behind Warren’s family, our goal is to help alleviate some of the financial strain for the family in order for them to focus on Warren’s treatments and the healing of his body, as well as to help in the pursuit of experimental treatments.

Warren and Jen’s battles with cancer may be just beginning, and each day brings a different challenge such as spending this Christmas and New Years in the hospital, but the love and support they have and are receiving from those around them truly keeps them going.

Thank you for all for your ongoing prayers and love. They are forever grateful.