Ted Clark fights cancer fundraiser

My son-in-law, Ted Clark, was recently diagnosed with a very rare aggressive cancer and he is currently debilitated due to nausea, fatigue and the pressure & discomfort created by the tumor.

Many friends and family members have been reaching out to ask how they can help, so I created this account. Ted and Ashley have 4 children ages 13, 11, 7 and 6 and are self employed, small business owners, who own a retail store in Cadillac, MI. The two of them run the store themselves, without the assistance of employees, so taking time away from the store means a loss of income. Ashley currently operates the store when not caring for Ted or taking him to doctor appointments. They are headed to U of M this week and will be there for an undetermined amount of time. Because of the rare type of cancer, Ted has to be treated at the sarcoma clinic at U of M and they’ll likely have to make several trips during the course of treatment.

As a family, we are standing on God’s word and believing for total healing. We have found Andrew Wommack’s healing ministry (awmi.net) to provide the comfort, peace and biblical wisdom to get us through each day as well as hope for the days ahead of us. We couldn't imagine walking through this journey without our savior, Jesus Christ, who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our salvation and healing.

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

We truly welcome and thank you for all prayers of agreement and if God puts it on your heart to help financially, it will be greatly appreciated. Funds received will go towards home mortgage, bills, expenses at the store, travel, day to day expenses, medical bills, and any unexpected expenses that may arise.

Thank you and God bless you!

From Ashley: Update on Ted

Lots of ups and downs in the last few days. He definitely woke up with some relief the morning after his first chemo treatment. A lot of pressure had gone down and he was able to eat and drink. The following night he went through some painful side effects and it took some figuring out to get that pain managed. It was a rough night and then a rough day yesterday. His taste is off from the chemo and he has suddenly become very sensitive to certain tastes and anything too sweet or salty. It’s added to the nausea, but we are figuring it out as we go. He pretty much slept from the time we got home yesterday until this morning, waking up just a few times. But he woke up this morning feeling so much better! He's been more active than he's been in weeks and honestly, we've had a really good day. We got to be with our kids for the first time in days and attend our son's basketball game, and Ted really needed that. He was so glad to be there. ❤️

I want to take a minute to explain what he's been experiencing with the tumor because I've had some questions and I know there's been some confusion. It is not in his stomach, but in the tissue outside his stomach in the abdominal wall. It's a sarcoma cancer and it is fast growing, which is why he started chemo immediately. Upon successful shrinking of the tumor, surgery becomes more of a possibility, and we pray that happens quickly. It's a pretty large cluster of tumors, last measuring around 20cm, with some small tumors around it. It is pressing on his stomach and other organs making normal functions of the body difficult, making him short of breath at times, making him feel constantly full and bloated, and making it hard to eat or keep food or water down at times, which is why he's gotten so sick so quickly. He is making improvements with that though, between medications and learning what food and drinks work for him. It is stretching his belly out a lot, which is very uncomfortable for him. It has not spread to any organs, and praise God for that! Ted is a fighter and is the strongest person I know and his faith is strong that God is healing him! He's been so moved by the support from everyone near and far and so has our whole family. We appreciate you all so much and we're so grateful to have such an amazing army of prayer warriors praying with us, loving us, and supporting us through this! Positive things are happening and we're moving in the right direction... keep praying!