Help Eddie Beat Cancer
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This is Ed!!
He was first diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma) when he was 15. After chemotherapy and a limb salvage on his left leg, Eddie was able to temporarily beat the disease. Unfortunately, the cancer returned (metastasized) to his lungs two additional times. Eddie spent nearly ten years of his youth receiving chemotherapy, and he underwent more surgeries than we can count.
For a while, Eddie was cancer free. He returned
to school at the University of Illinois. Ed eventually transferred to Georgia Southern University, where he met Stacey!
Stacey and Eddie married in October of 2013, and on April 15, 2014 they welcomed Adeline Elizabeth Reid to their family. The birth of Addy was truly a miracle, as many doctors thought that the aggressive chemo Eddie was on in his youth would destroy his chances of ever having children. But, Addy came none-the-less, a beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby girl, and we all fell in love.
Here is another picture of Ed and Stacey's daughter, Addy, just because she is so cute.
A few weeks ago, Eddie began feeling a shortness of breath, and a sharp pain in his chest whenever he inhaled deeply. After a trip to the doctor, we learned that Eddie cancer had returned. The doctors found a 13 x 7 cm tumor -- the size of a softball -- in the mediastinal cavity in his chest. The tumor has begun to slowly invade his heart.
After a biopsy, it was determined that the cancer was once again osteosarcoma. Ed began to visit doctor after doctor, each one relaying the seriousness of his condition to him, some offering no hope for him whatsoever.
Finally, we heard of an innovative trial at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. If Eddie were to become a patient in the trial, he would be receiving one of the most ground-breaking cancer treatments ever developed, and he would be one of the very first osteosarcoma patients to EVER receive the treatments. #Pioneer!.
On June 5th, 2015, we learned that Eddie would be admitted to the trial, and that he would officially begin treatments the second week of June.
So, we have a plan, and we have hope.
As news of Eddie’s returned cancer spread through our networks of family, friends, and community members, many people have reached out to to ask what they can do to help Eddie and his family as he prepares to once again fight his cancer.
While Eddie has been accepted to the clinical trial the biggest obstacle he and his family now face is financial. Eddie can no longer work, and Stacey will likely miss a great deal of her own work as she helps Ed fight. Any donations made on this page will go towards helping Eddie, Stacey, and Addy pay medical bills, travel expenses, and support their family in this incredibly challenging time. We have set this page up as a central location for friends and family to offer their support. We will provide updates on Eddie’s progress along the way. Every dollar, prayer, and well-wish helps, and thank you to all who plan to help big Ed. #HelpBigEd #fingerscrossed #trailblazer
He was first diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma) when he was 15. After chemotherapy and a limb salvage on his left leg, Eddie was able to temporarily beat the disease. Unfortunately, the cancer returned (metastasized) to his lungs two additional times. Eddie spent nearly ten years of his youth receiving chemotherapy, and he underwent more surgeries than we can count.
For a while, Eddie was cancer free. He returned
to school at the University of Illinois. Ed eventually transferred to Georgia Southern University, where he met Stacey!
Stacey and Eddie married in October of 2013, and on April 15, 2014 they welcomed Adeline Elizabeth Reid to their family. The birth of Addy was truly a miracle, as many doctors thought that the aggressive chemo Eddie was on in his youth would destroy his chances of ever having children. But, Addy came none-the-less, a beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby girl, and we all fell in love.
Here is another picture of Ed and Stacey's daughter, Addy, just because she is so cute.
A few weeks ago, Eddie began feeling a shortness of breath, and a sharp pain in his chest whenever he inhaled deeply. After a trip to the doctor, we learned that Eddie cancer had returned. The doctors found a 13 x 7 cm tumor -- the size of a softball -- in the mediastinal cavity in his chest. The tumor has begun to slowly invade his heart.
After a biopsy, it was determined that the cancer was once again osteosarcoma. Ed began to visit doctor after doctor, each one relaying the seriousness of his condition to him, some offering no hope for him whatsoever.
Finally, we heard of an innovative trial at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. If Eddie were to become a patient in the trial, he would be receiving one of the most ground-breaking cancer treatments ever developed, and he would be one of the very first osteosarcoma patients to EVER receive the treatments. #Pioneer!.
On June 5th, 2015, we learned that Eddie would be admitted to the trial, and that he would officially begin treatments the second week of June.
So, we have a plan, and we have hope.
As news of Eddie’s returned cancer spread through our networks of family, friends, and community members, many people have reached out to to ask what they can do to help Eddie and his family as he prepares to once again fight his cancer.
While Eddie has been accepted to the clinical trial the biggest obstacle he and his family now face is financial. Eddie can no longer work, and Stacey will likely miss a great deal of her own work as she helps Ed fight. Any donations made on this page will go towards helping Eddie, Stacey, and Addy pay medical bills, travel expenses, and support their family in this incredibly challenging time. We have set this page up as a central location for friends and family to offer their support. We will provide updates on Eddie’s progress along the way. Every dollar, prayer, and well-wish helps, and thank you to all who plan to help big Ed. #HelpBigEd #fingerscrossed #trailblazer
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Ed Reid
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Richmond Hill, GA
