Scott Gray medical expense fund

In October 2018, Scott was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer at the young age of 41. His colon ruptured and he was bleeding internally which prompted him to seek care in the ER. It was later discovered that a large tumor in the colon was the culprit. As he had spent his entire life healthy and pushing physical limits, this diagnosis came as a hard blow. He had cancer in abdomen, liver, and lungs. He required an immediate surgery to divert his bowl to an ileostomy prior to starting chemotherapy treatment. In December of 2018, right around Christmas, Scott started the battle against his cancer.  To say it was challenging is an understatement. He would get his chemo administered every two weeks through a port in his chest. The side effects would easily lead to 15 pounds of weight loss with each treatment. He would then rally the following week to gain the weight back in time for his next treatment. Regardless of how difficult this was, Scott was still able to invest in his own happiness by skiing and spending time with loved ones. They had told him his cancer was never going to be operable, but by the end of the chemo, he had such marked improvement that they decided to remove the large tumor and reverse his ostomy. The recovery from this took some major tolls. However, Scott, again persevered with his eternal optimism. His scan later in summer of 2019 was mostly clear but they recommended continued treatment just to make sure as they did see some areas during surgery that looked suspicious. In November 2019, Scott received some amazing news that he was perhaps in remission. He took some time away from treatment enjoying life. In March 2020, Scott had a scan for follow up and it appeared that the tumors in the lungs were again more active. Chemo again! He was put on a new regimen that was much more tolerable with plan for another scan end of May. 




Just last month (April 2020), Scott had a sudden cardiac arrest while in a remote area in the foothills. CPR was given for close to two hours  before he made it to the hospital via life-flight.  Doctors told us "a healthy person wouldn't survive this, and Scott is not healthy". That provider failed to realize Scott is not the typical cancer patient. His will to live goes beyond what any medical provider could possibly realize. He went from multi organ failure to making miraculous progress every day. Out of hospital sudden cardiac arrests do not tend to have a good prognosis. When people do live, they tend to have a high risk for a brain injury due to lack of oxygen.  Not only did Scott survive, but evidence of any significant brain injury was ruled out!  This was nothing short of a miracle. 




The hard part for Scott going through such a major event and working on recovery is that he can't stop his fight against cancer despite everything.  The cancer in the lungs is looking to be a little worse since the previous scan.  The battle continues!




Please think about Scott while he continues to miraculously recover from such a huge life changing event and while he prepares his body to go back to fighting cancer later this month.  All the thoughts and prayers are all we ask for, but if you want to donate to his cause, we would also be beyond grateful.  Scott is self-employed as a realtor. If he is not working, he has no income. It would be lovely for him to focus on his health during this challenging time and not to worry about his financial state.    Thanks and love to you all!!