Ed Chaney’s Cancer Battle/Memorial Fund
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Below is the original story of Ed’s battle with cancer. It breaks my heart to say that on July 6th @ 1:12 PM Ed lost that battle, with his beloved wife Cindy by his side. Cindy’s financial struggles continue & grow as Ed could not afford life insurance & the Baltimore City police officer retirees continue their 10 yr long fight for their deserved COLA’s which remains in endless legislative appeals. Only now she must continue on without her soulmate & the loss of 1/2 his pension. Ed was so grateful to all the outpouring of love & financial assistance extended to the love of his life as she fights to cope with his loss.
After Ed’s passing, this permanent remembrance page was established https://www.forevermissed.com/edward-m-chaney/#about
What follows is the original posted story:
Those of you that know my brother-in-law Ed, know he has spent a lifetime helping others.
He taught adults and children how to defend themself through discipline of karate.
He served his community as a police detective in Baltimore for twenty years helping victims get justice and safety from those that harmed them.
And he’s helped so many friends and neighbors with whatever they needed.
After retiring from a career in law enforcement he and his wife Cindy laid out a plan to relocate to sunny Florida. Within months of relocating he was diagnosed with what is now metastatic head and neck cancer that started as HPV- tonsil cancer.
The original diagnosis was explained as a horrendous treatment but with excellent odds at beating the disease. That was over two years ago and he is still fighting cancer.
While they briefly thought he was cancer free, it re-emerged in the lymphatic system, liver & bone. Ed is now in a new research treatment trial at the Moffitt Center in Tampa.
Ed and his wife Cindy have really tried to do this financially on their own, with loving emotional support from family and friends. But this fight has been longer, harder and more expensive than any of us ever imagined.
The bills are mounting as they must put copays, prescription drugs, travel expenses to and from so many doctors appointments they’ve lost count on credit cards.
They are into the third year of hitting max out of pocket on copays, plus drugs and other expenses. They anticipate even more expenses with more doctors appointments traveling a minimum of two hours each way to see a head and neck cancer specialist and weekly monitoring of the response to this new drug, plus increasing missed time from work for Cindy as she is his only caregiver since all their family lives in different states. I know many friends and family have asked them how they can help.
The first is prayer. He needs a miracle and your prayers can help.
The second is with any financial assistance you may be able to offer.
Donations will be used to help cover these mounting expenses, minimize the debt already incurred and reduce their significant financial worries.
Thank you for any help, be it prayer, financial or emotional. Cindy & Ed have expressed they are so grateful for all of you.
Cheryl
PS: Tributes vs Donations. There’s been some confusion with GoFundMe. Please understand if you donate a “Tribute “ that $ doesn’t go to help Ed & Cindy. Only to fund the GoFundMe organization. Which is why “tributes “ don’t appear on the donation page.☹️
If you want to visit Ed’s Caring Bridge page, click here
After Ed’s passing, this permanent remembrance page was established https://www.forevermissed.com/edward-m-chaney/#about
What follows is the original posted story:
Those of you that know my brother-in-law Ed, know he has spent a lifetime helping others.
He taught adults and children how to defend themself through discipline of karate.
He served his community as a police detective in Baltimore for twenty years helping victims get justice and safety from those that harmed them.
And he’s helped so many friends and neighbors with whatever they needed.
After retiring from a career in law enforcement he and his wife Cindy laid out a plan to relocate to sunny Florida. Within months of relocating he was diagnosed with what is now metastatic head and neck cancer that started as HPV- tonsil cancer.
The original diagnosis was explained as a horrendous treatment but with excellent odds at beating the disease. That was over two years ago and he is still fighting cancer.
While they briefly thought he was cancer free, it re-emerged in the lymphatic system, liver & bone. Ed is now in a new research treatment trial at the Moffitt Center in Tampa.
Ed and his wife Cindy have really tried to do this financially on their own, with loving emotional support from family and friends. But this fight has been longer, harder and more expensive than any of us ever imagined.
The bills are mounting as they must put copays, prescription drugs, travel expenses to and from so many doctors appointments they’ve lost count on credit cards.
They are into the third year of hitting max out of pocket on copays, plus drugs and other expenses. They anticipate even more expenses with more doctors appointments traveling a minimum of two hours each way to see a head and neck cancer specialist and weekly monitoring of the response to this new drug, plus increasing missed time from work for Cindy as she is his only caregiver since all their family lives in different states. I know many friends and family have asked them how they can help.
The first is prayer. He needs a miracle and your prayers can help.
The second is with any financial assistance you may be able to offer.
Donations will be used to help cover these mounting expenses, minimize the debt already incurred and reduce their significant financial worries.
Thank you for any help, be it prayer, financial or emotional. Cindy & Ed have expressed they are so grateful for all of you.
Cheryl
PS: Tributes vs Donations. There’s been some confusion with GoFundMe. Please understand if you donate a “Tribute “ that $ doesn’t go to help Ed & Cindy. Only to fund the GoFundMe organization. Which is why “tributes “ don’t appear on the donation page.☹️
If you want to visit Ed’s Caring Bridge page, click here
Organizer
Cheryl Schaal
Organizer
Dundalk, MD
