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Team Derek

Derek Turnbull is a 31 year old charismatic dad, hard working business man, aggressive hockey player and compassionate husband who for the past year, has been fighting for his life. He has been battling a very rare form of pancreatic cancer named poorly differentiated large cell pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. Late September 2014 Derek underwent a Whipple Surgery followed by adjunctive chemothereapy for 6 months. His family, oncologist and other medical professionals that treated him were very optimistic about the outcome. Sadly two weeks ago after a routine scan they discovered that the cancer returned and had spread to his liver and lymph nodes.

After receiving this news Derek has been getting consults in Canada and the United States to learn about how best to go about fighting off this very aggressive type of cancer. Last week in Seattle medical professionals at Virginia Mason biopsied his liver and sent it away for genomic testing with Foundation One and next week Derek will be getting a consult at Banner MD Anderson in Pheonix in hopes of finding another approach to fighting off this cancer.

If anyone can defy the odds it is Derek. He is a passionate, strong and caring father and husband who has a deep desire to live and to beat this cancer. We are holding onto the hope that there might be a treatment that can help Derek and that he will return to life as normal after a whirlwind year. His wife Melissa and children Noah (4 years old) and Heidi (2 year old) along with the Turnbull and Sandsmark families are hoping, praying and routing for a quick recovery.

As his friends who want to help in any way possible, we are asking for donations to lighten the hardship that this family has been facing this past year and to show the support that they have from the community.
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Kara Kirkham Shade
Organizer
Sidney, BC

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